Where does “purnawirawan” come from?

purnawirawan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian purna, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦶꦥꦸꦂꦤ — finished, over.

purnawirawan (Indonesian): retired member of the army or the police

Definitions

  1. retired member of the army or the police

Ancestry of “purnawirawan”, step by step

purnawirawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian purna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpurna—
2Javaneseꦥꦫꦶꦥꦸꦂꦤfinished, over

via Indonesian Wirawan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianWirawanhero
Every word from Javanese ꦥꦫꦶꦥꦸꦂꦤ →Every word from Indonesian purna →