Where does “wangi” come from?

wangi (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS — fragrant.

wangi (Old Javanese): smell, fragrance

Definitions

  1. smell, fragrance

Ancestry of “wangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
2Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant

Words derived from “wangi

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiSEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih