Where does “pelengkung” come from?

pelengkung (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lengkung, from Malay lengkung — arc.

pelengkung (Indonesian): arch

Definitions

  1. arch

Ancestry of “pelengkung”, step by step

pelengkung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian lengkung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlengkungbend; curve
2Malaylengkungarc

via Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦼꦁꦏꦸꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦥ꧀ꦭꦼꦁꦏꦸꦁarch

Words derived from “pelengkung”

Every word from Malay lengkung →
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