Where does “wenang” come from?

wenang (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦼꦤꦁ, from Old Javanese wĕnaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [[*benaŋ]], [[*banaeŋ]].

wenang (Indonesian): to have an authority

Definitions

  1. to have an authority

Ancestry of “wenang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦼꦤꦁto have an authority
2Old Javanesewĕnaṅto have within one's reach or power, be able to, be capable of, have a right to, be entitled to, have authority
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian[[*benaŋ]], [[*banaeŋ]]—

Words derived from “wenang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [[*benaŋ]], [[*banaeŋ]] →Every word from Old Javanese wĕnaṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦼꦤꦁ →