Where does “udang” come from?

udang (Malay) comes from Classical Malay udang, from Proto-Malayic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

udang (Malay): shrimp, prawn, any elongated non-carcine decapod crustacean

Definitions

  1. shrimp, prawn, any elongated non-carcine decapod crustacean

Ancestry of “udang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayudang—
2Proto-Malayic*hudaŋshrimp; prawn; lobster
3Proto-Malayo-Chamic*hudaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*hudaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
6Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster

Words derived from “udang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ →