Where does “lontar” come from?
lontar (Balinese) comes from Indonesian lontar, from Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ, from Kawi lontar, from Kawi tal, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
Ancestry of “lontar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lontar | to throw |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ | lontar |
| 3 | Kawi | lontar | — |
| 4 | Kawi | tal | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 7 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |