Where does “ngirong” come from?

ngirong (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

ngirong (Maranao): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “ngirong”, step by step

ngirong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianijuŋnose
2Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ →