Where does “penjuru wètan” come from?

penjuru wètan (Betawi) comes from Betawi wètan, from Javanese wétan — east, one of compass points; eastern.

penjuru wètan (Betawi): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “penjuru wètan”, step by step

penjuru wètan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi wètan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawiwètaneast
2Javanesewétaneast, one of compass points; eastern

via Betawi penjuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawipenjuru—
Every word from Javanese wétan →Every word from Betawi wètan →
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