Where does “kurang” come from?

kurang (West Makian) comes from Malay kurang, from Proto-Malayic *kuraŋ.

kurang (West Makian): to be less

Definitions

  1. to be less

Ancestry of “kurang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykurangless; fewer; not enough
2Proto-Malayic*kuraŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *kuraŋ →Every word from Malay kurang →