Where does “tangga” come from?

tangga (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga — rung of a ladder.

tangga (Iban): ladder; stair

Definitions

  1. ladder; stair

Ancestry of “tangga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*taŋga(ʔ)house ladder, staircase
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgarung of a ladder
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