Where does “wangi” come from?

wangi (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS — fragrant.

wangi (Javanese): fragrant

Definitions

  1. fragrant

Ancestry of “wangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewangismell, fragrance
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
3Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih →Every word from Old Javanese wangi →