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Where does “agung” come from?

agung (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦲꦒꦸꦁ, from Old Javanese aguṅ, from Old Javanese a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

agung (Malay): grand, great, supreme; grand

Definitions

  1. grand, great, supreme; grand

Ancestry of “agung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦒꦸꦁ—
2Old JavaneseaguṅAlternative spelling of agöṅ; great
3Old Javanesea-—
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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