Where does “wong” come from?

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

wong (Balinese): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “wong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewoṅ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider

Words derived from “wong

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋEvery word from Old Javanese woṅ