Where does “menganggur” come from?

menganggur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian anggur, from Classical Malay anggur, from Malay anggur, from Betawi anggur, from Javanese ꦲꦁꦒꦸꦂ, from Old Javanese aṅgur.

menganggur (Indonesian): to be unemployed, to be out of work

Definitions

  1. to be unemployed, to be out of work

Ancestry of “menganggur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiananggurgrape; wine, an alcoholic beverage made by...
2Classical Malayanggurgrape; wine, an alcoholic beverage made by...
3Malayanggurgrape
4Betawianggur
5Javaneseꦲꦁꦒꦸꦂ
6Old Javaneseaṅgur
Every word from Old Javanese aṅgurEvery word from Javanese ꦲꦁꦒꦸꦂEvery word from Betawi anggur