Where does “tengah” come from?

tengah (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tĕngah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq — centre; half.

tengah (Javanese): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “tengah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetĕngahmiddle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq →Every word from Old Javanese tĕngah →