Where does “karang” come from?

karang (Malay) comes from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ, from Old Javanese karaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ — small edible freshwater crab.

karang (Malay): coral; coral reef

Definitions

  1. coral; coral reef

Ancestry of “karang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaykarangcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone...
2Javaneseꦏꦫꦁcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps
3Old Javanesekaraṅcoral
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karaŋsmall edible freshwater crab

Words derived from “karang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese karaṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ →
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