Where does “hidung” come from?

hidung (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

hidung (Malay): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “hidung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichiduŋnose
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
4Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

Words derived from “hidung

Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ