Where does “ambon” come from?

ambon (Ngaju) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

ambon (Ngaju): dew; fog

Definitions

  1. dew; fog

Ancestry of “ambon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
2Proto-Austronesianambundew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →
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