Where does “udik” come from?

udik (Betawi) comes from Malay udik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udahik.

udik (Betawi): upstream, part of the river towards the upstream direction

Definitions

  1. upstream, part of the river towards the upstream direction

Ancestry of “udik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayudik—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*udahik—

Words derived from “udik”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udahik →Every word from Malay udik →