Where does “wesi” come from?

wesi (Old Javanese) comes from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

wesi (Old Javanese): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “wesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesiiron
2Proto-Malayicbəsi—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron

Words derived from “wesi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →Every word from Malay besi →
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