Where does “timor” come from?

timor (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timor (Malay): Obsolete spelling of timur

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of timur

Ancestry of “timor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictimureast
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
3Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic timur →