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Where does “orang” come from?

orang (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uRaŋ.

orang (Malay): person; human, person; a vassal; a subject

Definitions

  1. person; human, person; a vassal; a subject

Ancestry of “orang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianuRaŋ—

Words derived from “orang”

  • orangutan
  • ranga
  • orangoutang
  • orangutang
  • ourang-outang
  • orang-utan
  • orangután
  • orangutan
  • орангута́н
  • orang-outan
  • Orang-Utan
  • orangutan
  • orangutango
  • オランウータン
  • orang-oetan
  • orangutang
  • orangutan
  • орангутан
  • orangutang
  • ουρακοτάγκος
  • ουραγκοτάγκος
  • οραγκουτάγκος
  • ουρακοτάνγκος
  • orangután
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