Where does “ruthun” come from?

ruthun (Thao) comes from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ — Formosan rock monkey (Macaca cyclopis).

ruthun (Thao): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “ruthun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*luCuŋFormosan rock monkey (Macaca cyclopis)
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ