Where does “air terjun” come from?
air terjun (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.
air terjun (Indonesian): waterfall flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Definitions
- waterfall flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Ancestry of “air terjun”, step by step
air terjun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian air
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 2 | Malay | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | air | water |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | air | water |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | wair | water |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |
via Malay air terjun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | air terjun | waterfall flow of water over the edge of a cliff |
| 2 | Malay | terjun | to leap down; to jump from a higher place to a lower place |
| 3 | Classical Malay | ترجون | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *tVɣəɟun | — |
via Indonesian terjun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | terjun | to leap down; to jump from a high place to a lower place |