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Where does “Agung” come from?

Agung (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese aguṅ, from Old Javanese a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “Agung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old JavaneseaguṅAlternative spelling of agöṅ; great
2Old Javanesea-—
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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