Where does “udan” come from?

udan (Simalungun Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *udan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

udan (Simalungun Batak): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “udan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*udanrain
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
3Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Batak *udan →