Where does “lor” come from?
lor (Indonesian) comes from Javanese lor, from Old Javanese lor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud.
lor (Indonesian): north
Ancestry of “lor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | lor | north, one of compass points; northern |
| 2 | Old Javanese | lor | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lahud | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | lahud | — |