Where does “puyeng” come from?

puyeng (Indonesian) comes from Javanese puyeng, from Old Javanese puyĕṅ, from Old Javanese huyaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huyaŋ.

puyeng (Indonesian): dizzy

Definitions

  1. dizzy

Ancestry of “puyeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesepuyengdizzy
2Old Javanesepuyĕṅdizzy
3Old Javanesehuyaṅheat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuyaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huyaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese huyaṅ →Every word from Old Javanese puyĕṅ →
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