Where does “pusog” come from?

pusog (Simalungun Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *pusəg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəj — navel.

pusog (Simalungun Batak): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “pusog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*pusəgnavel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpusəjnavel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəj →Every word from Proto-Batak *pusəg →