Where does “kosong” come from?

kosong (English) comes from Korean 고성, from Chinese 古, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga — old.

kosong (English): Not having additional ingredients, such as milk...

Definitions

  1. Not having additional ingredients, such as milk...

Ancestry of “kosong”, step by step

kosong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 고성

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고성shouting, shout, yell
2Chinese古—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-gaold

via Malay kosong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykosongzero; empty
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga →Every word from Chinese 古 →Every word from Korean 고성 →