Where does “bangku” come from?

bangku (Iban) comes from Malay bangku, from Portuguese banco, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bangku (Iban): bench

Definitions

  1. bench

Ancestry of “bangku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybangkubench
2Portuguesebancobank; bench; Clipping of banco de dados
3Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
4Old High Germanbankbench
5Proto-West Germanicbankibench
6Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →