Where does “rotan” come from?
rotan (English) comes from Malay rotan, from Malay raut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *raut, from Catalan rauc, from Latin raucus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
rotan (English): A long rattan used to cane people as punishment...
Definitions
- A long rattan used to cane people as punishment...
Ancestry of “rotan”, step by step
rotan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay rotan
| 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 |
via Russian рота́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рота́н | Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) |