Where does “idong” come from?

idong (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay hidung, from Proto-Malayic hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

idong (North Moluccan Malay): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “idong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhidungnose
2Proto-Malayichiduŋnose
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
5Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →