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Where does “jendela” come from?

jendela (Indonesian) comes from Malay jendela, from Portuguese Janela, from Old Portuguese janella, from Vulgar Latin ianuella, from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

jendela (Indonesian): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “jendela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjendelawindow
2PortugueseJanela—
3Old Portuguesejanellawindow
4Vulgar Latinianuellawindow
5Latiniānua—
6LatinIānus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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