Where does “jantung” come from?

jantung (Tausug) comes from Malay jantung, from Classical Malay جنتوڠ, from Proto-Malayic *jantuŋ.

jantung (Tausug): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “jantung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjantungheart an organ
2Classical Malayجنتوڠ—
3Proto-Malayic*jantuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *jantuŋ →Every word from Classical Malay جنتوڠ →Every word from Malay jantung →