Where does “ndongèngi” come from?

ndongèngi (Javanese) comes from Javanese dongèng — fable.

ndongèngi (Javanese): to tell stories to; to tell falsehood to

Definitions

  1. to tell stories to; to tell falsehood to

Ancestry of “ndongèngi”, step by step

ndongèngi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese dongèng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesedongèngfable

via Javanese N- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseN- -i
Every word from Javanese dongèng