Where does “nenun” come from?

nenun (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tĕnun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənun, from Proto-Austronesian *tənun — to weave (cloth).

nenun (Javanese): to weave

Definitions

  1. to weave

Ancestry of “nenun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetĕnunto weave
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tənunto weave (cloth)
3Proto-Austronesian*tənunto weave (cloth)
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tənun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənun →Every word from Old Javanese tĕnun →