Where does “wesi” come from?

wesi (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese wesi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

wesi (Javanese): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “wesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewesiiron
2Malaybesiiron
3Proto-Malayicbəsi—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →Every word from Malay besi →