English
longkang
Longkang comes from Malay longkang ‘drain’, and goes back to Min Nan 壟溝.
- Min Nanmodern壟溝
- Malaymodernlongkang‘drain’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Min Nanmodern壟溝
- Malaymodernlongkang‘drain’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Min Nan 壟溝
Today it means
noun Ditch, street drain
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Min Nan 壟溝 / longkang