Where does “Τιμόρ” come from?

Τιμόρ (Greek) comes from Malay Timor, from Malay timur, from Proto-Malayic timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

Ancestry of “Τιμόρ”, step by step

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