Where does “musang turun” come from?

musang turun (Malay) comes from Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ.

musang turun (Malay): binturong

Definitions

  1. binturong

Ancestry of “musang turun”, step by step

musang turun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay musang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymusangcivet; fox
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*musaŋ—

via Malay turun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayturunto go down, to alight, to descend; to make...
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