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Where does “nyiur” come from?

nyiur (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

nyiur (Malay): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “nyiur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicñiurcoconut
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

Words derived from “nyiur”

  • nyiur
  • nyiur
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