Where does “duriani” come from?

duriani (Swahili) comes from English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

duriani (Swahili): durian

Definitions

  1. durian

Ancestry of “duriani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdurianAny of several trees, genus "Durio", of Southeast...
2Malayduriandurian fruit
3Proto-Malayicduri-an—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
5Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

Words derived from “duriani”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →