Where does “Johor Baru” come from?
Johor Baru (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian baru, from Malay baru, from Malay baharu, from Proto-Malayic baharu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.
Ancestry of “Johor Baru”, step by step
Johor Baru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian baru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | baru | new; Near perfect aspect i.e. the action or... |
| 2 | Malay | baru | just; new; recently came into existence; sea... |
| 3 | Malay | baharu | new; obsolete spelling of baru |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | baharu | new |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baqəʀu | new recently made or created |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *baqəʀuh | new |
via Indonesian Johor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Johor | — |