Where does “jantina” come from?

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

jantina (Malay): gender, biological sex

Definitions

  1. gender, biological sex

Ancestry of “jantina”, step by step

jantina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay jantan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjantanmale; manly
2Javaneseꦗꦭꦸspur
3Old Javanesejalumale

via Malay betina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybetinafemale; womanly
2Austronesian*ina—
Every word from Old Javanese jalu →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦭꦸ →Every word from Malay jantan →