Where does “timur” come from?

timur (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timur (Iban): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “timur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictimureast
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
3Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic timur →