Where does “gunung berapi” come from?

gunung berapi (Malay) comes from Malay gunung, from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ.

gunung berapi (Malay): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “gunung berapi”, step by step

gunung berapi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay gunung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygunungmountain
2Proto-Malayicgunuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangunuŋ—

via Malay berapi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberapi—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ →Every word from Malay gunung →