Where does “lotong” come from?
lotong (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *lutuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lutuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.
lotong (Malay): black
Ancestry of “lotong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *lutuŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *lutuŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *luCuŋ | — |
Words derived from “lotong”