Where does “suhunan” come from?

suhunan (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese suhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suqun, from Proto-Austronesian *suquN.

suhunan (Sundanese): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “suhunan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesesuhunto carry on the head
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suqun
3Proto-Austronesian*suquN
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *suquNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suqunEvery word from Sundanese suhun