Where does “wetu” come from?

wetu (Javanese) comes from Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت — time.

wetu (Javanese): emergence

Definitions

  1. emergence

Ancestry of “wetu”, step by step

wetu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay waktu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywaktutime
2Arabicوَقْتtime

via Old Javanese wĕtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewĕtucoming out, coming forth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətu—
Every word from Arabic وَقْت →Every word from Malay waktu →