Where does “ngulon” come from?

ngulon (Javanese) comes from Betawi kulon, from Javanese kulon — west, one of compass points; west.

ngulon (Javanese): to go westward

Definitions

  1. to go westward

Ancestry of “ngulon”, step by step

ngulon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi kulon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawikulonwest of direction
2Javanesekulonwest, one of compass points; west

via Betawi N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BetawiN—
Every word from Javanese kulon →Every word from Betawi kulon →