Where does “wangi” come from?

wangi (Indonesian) comes from Malay wangi, from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS — fragrant.

wangi (Indonesian): fragrant

Definitions

  1. fragrant

Ancestry of “wangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywangifragrant
2Old Javanesewangismell, fragrance
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
4Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant

Words derived from “wangi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih →Every word from Old Javanese wangi →