Where does “ꦊꦔ” come from?

ꦊꦔ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese lĕnga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa — sesame.

ꦊꦔ (Javanese): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “ꦊꦔ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselĕngasesame
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləŋasesame
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋaEvery word from Old Javanese lĕnga