Where does “juruwang” come from?

juruwang (Malay) comes from Malay wang, from Min Nan 王 — king.

juruwang (Malay): cashier

Definitions

  1. cashier

Ancestry of “juruwang”, step by step

juruwang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay wang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywangmoney; cash; Informal spelling of uang
2Min Nan王king

via Malay juru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayjuruA corner
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—

Words derived from “juruwang”

Every word from Min Nan 王 →Every word from Malay wang →