Where does “tenggeran” come from?

tenggeran (Indonesian) comes from East Yugur tengger, from Proto-Mongolic teŋgeri, from Proto-Turkic teŋri — sky; Sky deity; Tengri.

tenggeran (Indonesian): perch

Definitions

  1. perch

Ancestry of “tenggeran”, step by step

tenggeran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Yugur tengger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Yugurtenggerweather
2Proto-Mongolicteŋgeri—
3Proto-Turkicteŋrisky; Sky deity; Tengri

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋri →