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Where does “timur” come from?

timur (Indonesian) comes from Malay timur, from Proto-Malayic timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timur (Indonesian): East, one of the four principal compass points,...

Definitions

  1. East, one of the four principal compass points,...

Ancestry of “timur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytimureast; East, one of the four principal compass...
2Proto-Malayictimureast
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
4Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →