Where does “timur” come from?

timur (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timur (Old Javanese): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “timur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
2Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind

Words derived from “timur”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →
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