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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qatimuncucumber

via Proto-Austronesian *qatimun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*qatimun

Words derived from “*timun

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun
*timun — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer