Where does “umang” come from?

umang (Sundanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ.

umang (Sundanese): hermit crab

Definitions

  1. hermit crab

Ancestry of “umang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumaŋ—
2Proto-Austronesian*qumaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ →