Where does “adu domba” come from?

adu domba (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian domba, from Malay domba, from Persian دنبه, from Middle Persian dwm(b'), from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ- — penis, tail, rod.

adu domba (Indonesian): to induce conflict between two parties, to play off (against each other)

Definitions

  1. to induce conflict between two parties, to play off (against each other)

Ancestry of “adu domba”, step by step

adu domba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian domba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandombasheep
2Malaydombasheep - a woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis";...
3Persianدنبهsheep's tail
4Middle Persiandwm(b')
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewmbʰ-penis, tail, rod

via Indonesian adu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianaduto complain
2Malayaduto compete, to contest
3Classical Malayادو
4Old Malayhadu
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*adu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ-Every word from Middle Persian dwm(b')Every word from Persian دنبه