Where does “wong” come from?

wong (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦁ, from Old Javanese woṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ — outsider.

Ancestry of “wong”, step by step

wong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦺꦴꦁman, person, human being
2Old Javanesewoṅ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider

via Cantonese 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese王—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese woṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦁ →