Where does “*timun” come from?
*timun (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun — cucumber.
Ancestry of “*timun”, step by step
*timun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qatimun | cucumber |
via Proto-Austronesian *qatimun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *qatimun | — |