Where does “sarong” come from?

sarong (West Makian) comes from Indonesian sarung, from Malay sarung, from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ.

sarong (West Makian): a sheath, covering

Definitions

  1. a sheath, covering

Ancestry of “sarong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansarungsarong; sheath
2Malaysarungsarong; sheath
3Proto-Malayic*saruŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ →Every word from Malay sarung →