Where does “gedong bicara” come from?

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

gedong bicara (Betawi): town hall

Definitions

  1. town hall

Ancestry of “gedong bicara”, step by step

gedong bicara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi gedong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawigedongbuilding
2Javaneseꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁbuilding: a closed structure with walls and a roof
3Old Javanesegĕḍoṅbuilding: a closed structure with walls and a roof
4Proto-Mon-Khmerruuŋ—

via Betawi bicara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawibicara—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuŋ →Every word from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ →
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