Where does “bintang” come from?
bintang (Indonesian) comes from Malay bintang, from Proto-Malayic bintaŋ, from Proto-Oceanic *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.
bintang (Indonesian): star; fate, luck, fortune
Definitions
- star; fate, luck, fortune
Ancestry of “bintang”, step by step