Where does “hujan poyan” come from?

hujan poyan (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese poyan, from English Poean, from English Poe, from Old Norse pái — peacock.

hujan poyan (Sundanese): A rain that falls while the sun is shining, a sun shower

Definitions

  1. A rain that falls while the sun is shining, a sun shower

Ancestry of “hujan poyan”, step by step

hujan poyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sundanese poyan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesepoyan(of the sun) just above the horizon and beginning to shine
2EnglishPoeanPertaining to Edgar Allan Poe , American writer...
3EnglishPoeA person whose views, statements, or behaviour are so extreme or satirical that it is impossible to tell whether they are sincere or parodic
4Old Norsepáipeacock

via Sundanese hujan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesehujanrain
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
3Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Old Norse pái →Every word from English Poe →Every word from English Poean →