Where does “gedong arca” come from?

gedong arca (Betawi) comes from Betawi gedong, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ, from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuŋ.

gedong arca (Betawi): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “gedong arca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawigedongbuilding
2Javaneseꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁbuilding: a closed structure with walls and a roof
3Old Javanesegĕḍoṅbuilding: a closed structure with walls and a roof
4Proto-Mon-Khmerruuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuŋ →Every word from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ →