Where does “sarung” come from?

sarung (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ.

sarung (Malay): sarong; sheath

Definitions

  1. sarong; sheath

Ancestry of “sarung”, step by step

sarung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic *saruŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*saruŋ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ

via Proto-Austronesian *saruŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*saruŋ

Words derived from “sarung

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋEvery word from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ