The orangutan is the ape that has the name the "Man of the Forest"
Orangutans are not from any specific language. They are a species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
The orangutan, from the Malay/Indonesian orang (person) and hutan (forest).
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No. There was a common ancestor that gave rise to both man and the apes.
Just normal apes are the closest.
The name orangutan is actually derived from Malaysian and Indonesian meaning "man of the forest" the scientific name for orangutan is Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean variety) or Pongo Abelii (Sumatran variety). They are the only great apes found outside of Africa.
Fraser is a Scottish name that means strawberry flowers. It can also mean the forest man or major Scottish clan.
The name orangutan come from Malay and Indonesian. The name mean person of the forest.
Orangutan is a word originating from Malay and Indonesian languages, meaning "person of the forest" or "forest man." It is used to refer to the large apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
That we came from monkeys or apes, we came from a common ancestor from apes.
'tane' means man. If your refering to 'Taane-Maahuta', he is God of forest and man :)
From Bahasa Indonesia to English, orang means person/people and hutan means forest - therefore orangutan is 'person of the forest'.