Where does “uang pesangon” come from?

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

uang pesangon (Indonesian): severance pay

Definitions

  1. severance pay

Ancestry of “uang pesangon”, step by step

uang pesangon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian uang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianuangmoney
2Malaywangmoney; cash; Informal spelling of uang
3Min Nan王king

via Indonesian pesangon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpesangonseverance pay
Every word from Min Nan 王 →Every word from Malay wang →Every word from Indonesian uang →