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Where does “kambing” come from?

kambing (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ.

kambing (Malay): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “kambing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickambiŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankambiŋ—
3Proto-Austronesiankandiŋ—

Words derived from “kambing”

  • kambing
  • kambing
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