Where does “rattan” come from?
Rattan comes from Malay rotan, which derives from Malay raut, a climbing palm plant used to make furniture and wickerwork.
rattan (English): Any of several species of climbing palm of the...
Definitions
- Any of several species of climbing palm of the...
Ancestry of “rattan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | rotan | rattan; to cane with a rattan; to cane |
| 2 | Malay | raut | to trim, pare down |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *raut | — |
| 4 | Catalan | rauc | croak; hoarse |
| 5 | Latin | raucus | hoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous |
| 6 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |