Where does “daun” come from?

daun (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

Ancestry of “daun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesidaun
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahunEvery word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi daun