Where does “abklats” come from?
abklats (Indonesian) comes from German Abklatsch, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abklats (Indonesian): squeeze (a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush)
Definitions
- squeeze (a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush)