Where does “tengen” come from?

tengen (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tĕṅĕn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN — right.

tengen (Javanese): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “tengen”, step by step

tengen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese tĕṅĕn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetĕṅĕnright of direction
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wananright
3Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wanaNright

via Japanese 天元

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天元The point at the center of the board

Words derived from “tengen”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan →Every word from Old Javanese tĕṅĕn →