Where does “wénten” come from?

wénten (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese wwantĕn, from Old Javanese wwara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.

wénten (Balinese): to be, to exist, there is/are

Definitions

  1. to be, to exist, there is/are

Ancestry of “wénten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewwantĕnthere is/are
2Old Javanesewwarato be there; to be present
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Old Javanese wwara →Every word from Old Javanese wwantĕn →