Where does “jantan” come from?
jantan (Indonesian) comes from Malay jantan, from Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ, from Old Javanese jalu.
jantan (Indonesian): male; manly
Ancestry of “jantan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | jantan | male; manly |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦗꦭꦸ | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | jalu | — |