Where does “pawongan” come from?

pawongan (Balinese) comes from Balinese wong, from Old Javanese woṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ — outsider.

pawongan (Balinese): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “pawongan”, step by step

pawongan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Balinese wong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Balinesewongpeople
2Old Javanesewoṅ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider

via Balinese pa- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Balinesepa- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese woṅ →Every word from Balinese wong →