Where does “pencucian uang” come from?

pencucian uang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian uang, from Malay wang, from Min Nan 王 — king.

pencucian uang (Indonesian): money laundering: The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally

Definitions

  1. money laundering: The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally

Ancestry of “pencucian uang”, step by step

pencucian uang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian uang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianuangmoney
2Malaywangmoney; cash; Informal spelling of uang
3Min Nanking

via English money laundering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmoney launderingThe act of engaging in transactions designed to...
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