Where does “karang” come from?

karang (Sundanese) comes from Old Javanese karaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ — small edible freshwater crab.

karang (Sundanese): coral

Definitions

  1. coral

Ancestry of “karang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesekaraṅcoral
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karaŋsmall edible freshwater crab
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese karaṅ →