Where does “mduriani” come from?

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

mduriani (Swahili): durian tree

Definitions

  1. durian tree

Ancestry of “mduriani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidurianidurian
2EnglishdurianAny of several trees, genus "Durio", of Southeast...
3Malayduriandurian fruit
4Proto-Malayicduri-an—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
6Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →
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