Where does “jantan” come from?

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

jantan (Malay): male; manly

Definitions

  1. male; manly

Ancestry of “jantan”, step by step

jantan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦗꦭꦸspur
2Old Javanesejalumale

via Old Javanese jantĕn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesejantĕnmale

Words derived from “jantan”

Every word from Old Javanese jalu →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ →