Where does “penjuru kulon” come from?

penjuru kulon (Betawi) comes from Betawi kulon, from Javanese kulon — west, one of compass points; west.

penjuru kulon (Betawi): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “penjuru kulon”, step by step

penjuru kulon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi kulon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawikulonwest of direction
2Javanesekulonwest, one of compass points; west

via Betawi penjuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawipenjuru—
Every word from Javanese kulon →Every word from Betawi kulon →