Where does “ikan duyung” come from?

ikan duyung (Malay) comes from Malay ikan, from Proto-Malayic ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

ikan duyung (Malay): dugong

Definitions

  1. dugong

Ancestry of “ikan duyung”, step by step

ikan duyung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ikan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayikanfish
2Proto-Malayicikanfish
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
4Proto-AustronesianSikanfish

via Malay duyung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduyungdugong
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duyuŋ—

Words derived from “ikan duyung”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Proto-Malayic ikan →