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Where does “hiduŋ” come from?

hiduŋ (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

hiduŋ (Proto-Malayic): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “hiduŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

Words derived from “hiduŋ”

  • hidung
  • hidung
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →