Where does “bajingan” come from?

bajingan (Javanese) comes from Indonesian bajing, from Malay bajing, from Javanese ꦧꦗꦶꦁ, from Old Javanese bajiṅ.

bajingan (Javanese): ox cart driver; scoundrel, rascal; thief,...

Definitions

  1. ox cart driver; scoundrel, rascal; thief,...

Ancestry of “bajingan”, step by step

bajingan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bajing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbajingsquirrel
2Malaybajingsquirrel
3Javaneseꦧꦗꦶꦁsquirrel
4Old Javanesebajiṅ

via Javanese bajing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesebajingsquirrel

Words derived from “bajingan

Every word from Old Javanese bajiṅEvery word from Javanese ꦧꦗꦶꦁEvery word from Malay bajing