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 bəsiEvery word from Proto-Malayic bəsiEvery word from Malay besi
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