Where does “untung” come from?
untung (Malay) comes from Classical Malay ontong, from Proto-Malayic untuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ.
untung (Malay): gain
Ancestry of “untung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | ontong | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | untuŋ | gain |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | utuŋ | — |
Words derived from “untung”