Where does “*timur” come from?

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

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 →
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