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
- Obsolete spelling of timur
Ancestry of “timor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | timur | east |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | timuʀ | southeast monsoon |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | timuʀ | south or east wind |