Where does “ngalèr” come from?
ngalèr (Javanese) comes from Javanese lèr, from Old Javanese lor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud.
ngalèr (Javanese): to go northward
Ancestry of “ngalèr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Javanese | lèr | north, one of compass points; northern |
| 2 | Old Javanese | lor | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lahud | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | lahud | — |