Where does “manuk” come from?

manuk (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manuk (Tausug): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “manuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
2Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →