Where does “alat pemadam api ringan” come from?

alat pemadam api ringan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pemadam api, from Indonesian api, from Malay Api, from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

alat pemadam api ringan (Indonesian): fire extinguisher

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher

Ancestry of “alat pemadam api ringan”, step by step

alat pemadam api ringan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pemadam api

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpemadam apifire extinguisher
2Indonesianapifire
3MalayApifire oxidation reaction
4Proto-Malayicapifire
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
6Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Indonesian ringan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianringanlight in weight
2Malayringanlight in weight
3Classical Malayريڠن—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →