Where does “ceng” come from?

ceng (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Thai Jang, from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan.

Ancestry of “ceng”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	Jang	—
2	Malay	jangan	—
3	Classical Malay	جاڠن	—
4	Old Malay	jāṅan	—
5	Proto-Malayic	*jaŋan	—
6	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	zaŋan	—

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