Where does “Timor” come from?

Timor comes from Malay Timor, from Malay timur meaning "east," ultimately from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ, the same root.

Timor (English): An island in the Sundas

Definitions

  1. An island in the Sundas

Ancestry of “Timor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayTimorTimor
2Malaytimureast; East, one of the four principal compass...
3Proto-Malayictimureast
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
5Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind

Words derived from “Timor”

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