Where does “alat gusur” come from?

alat gusur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian alat, from Malay alat, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

alat gusur (Indonesian): bulldozer

Definitions

  1. bulldozer

Ancestry of “alat gusur”, step by step

alat gusur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Indonesian gusur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangusur—
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →Every word from Indonesian alat →