Where does “kodang” come from?

kodang (Moken) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

kodang (Moken): preserved prawn

Definitions

  1. preserved prawn

Ancestry of “kodang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
2Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →