Where does “alat angkut” come from?
alat angkut (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian angkut, from Malay angkut, from Proto-Malayic *ha(ŋ)kut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut, from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC — to transport through repeated trips.
alat angkut (Indonesian): transport (a vehicle used to transport)
Definitions
- transport (a vehicle used to transport)
Ancestry of “alat angkut”, step by step
alat angkut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian angkut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | angkut | to lift (objects) |
| 2 | Malay | angkut | to transport carry or bear from one place to another |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *ha(ŋ)kut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hakut | transport piecemeal or through repeated trips |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *SakuC | to transport through repeated trips |