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