Where does “durian” come from?

durian (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

durian (Malay): durian fruit

Definitions

  1. durian fruit

Ancestry of “durian”, step by step

durian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic duri-an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicduri-an—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
3Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

via Austronesian *duʀi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*duʀi—

Words derived from “durian”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →