Where does “jenila” come from?

jenila (Iban) comes from Malay jendela, from Portuguese Janela, from Old Portuguese janella, from Vulgar Latin ianuella, from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

jenila (Iban): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “jenila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjendelawindow
2PortugueseJanelawindow
3Old Portuguesejanellawindow
4Vulgar Latinianuellawindow
5Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
6LatinIānus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin Iānus →Every word from Latin iānua →