Where does “anjing jantan” come from?

anjing jantan (Malay) comes from Malay jantan, from Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ, from Old Javanese jalu — male.

anjing jantan (Malay): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “anjing jantan”, step by step

anjing jantan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay jantan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjantanmale; manly
2Javaneseꦗꦭꦸspur
3Old Javanesejalumale

via Malay anjing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanjingdog
2Classical Malayanjingdog; a contemptible person, a motherfucker;...
Every word from Old Javanese jalu →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ →Every word from Malay jantan →