Where does “uang” come from?

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

uang (Indonesian): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “uang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywangmoney; cash; Informal spelling of uang
2Min Nan王king

Words derived from “uang”

Every word from Min Nan 王 →Every word from Malay wang →
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