Where does “udik” come from?

udik (Indonesian) comes from Malay udik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udahik.

udik (Indonesian): upstream, part of the river towards the upstream direction

Definitions

  1. upstream, part of the river towards the upstream direction

Ancestry of “udik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayudik
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*udahik
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udahikEvery word from Malay udik