Where does “lor” come from?

lor (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese lor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

lor (Javanese): north, one of compass points; northern

Definitions

  1. north, one of compass points; northern

Ancestry of “lor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselornorth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
3Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream

Words derived from “lor

Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahudEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahudEvery word from Old Javanese lor