Where does “odang” come from?

odang (West Coast Bajau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

odang (West Coast Bajau): shrimp

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “odang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
2Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →
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