Where does “manuk” come from?

manuk (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manuk (Proto-Oceanic): bird, flying animal

Definitions

  1. bird, flying animal

Ancestry of “manuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*manuk—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*manuk—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
4Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken

Words derived from “manuk”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *manuk →