Where does “irong” come from?
irong (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.
irong (Waray-Waray): nose
Ancestry of “irong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ijuŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ujuŋ | Alternative form of *ijuŋ |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | mujiŋ | nose |