Where does “wong” come from?

wong (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese woṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ — outsider.

wong (Javanese): person, human being; people, society; adult

Definitions

  1. person, human being; people, society; adult

Ancestry of “wong”, step by step

wong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese woṅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewoṅ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider

via Old Javanese wwaṅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewwaṅunwilling
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese woṅ →