Where does “igung” come from?

igung (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

igung (Toba Batak): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “igung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ