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

  1. star; fate, luck, fortune

Ancestry of “bintang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybintangstar; fate, luck, fortune
2Proto-Malayicbintaŋstar
3Proto-Oceanic*bituqən
4Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

Words derived from “bintang

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqənEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *bituqənEvery word from Proto-Malayic bintaŋ