Where does “Dugong” come from?
Dugong (Translingual) comes from Cebuano dugong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.
Ancestry of “Dugong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dugong | a dugong |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *duyuŋ | — |
Words derived from “Dugong”