Where does “jangka” come from?

jangka (Indonesian) comes from Malay jangka, from Classical Malay جڠک.

jangka (Indonesian): compass, a pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle)

Definitions

  1. compass, a pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle)

Ancestry of “jangka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjangkato measure something precisely (in carpentry, weaving)
2Classical Malayجڠک—

Words derived from “jangka”

Every word from Classical Malay جڠک →