Where does “karang” come from?

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

karang (Tagalog): temporary shed or awning; shed or roof-covering...

Definitions

  1. temporary shed or awning; shed or roof-covering...

Ancestry of “karang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykarangcoral; coral reef
2Classical Malaykarangcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone...
3Javaneseꦏꦫꦁcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps
4Old Javanesekaraṅcoral
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karaŋsmall edible freshwater crab
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese karaṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ →