Where does “irung” come from?

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

irung (Sundanese): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “irung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →