Where does “angkutan kota” come from?
angkutan kota (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kota, from Malay kota, from Classical Malay kota, from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu — horn.
angkutan kota (Indonesian): shared taxi ("a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route once minimally full")
Definitions
- shared taxi ("a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route once minimally full")
Ancestry of “angkutan kota”, step by step
angkutan kota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kota | city |
| 2 | Malay | kota | city |
| 3 | Classical Malay | kota | city |
| 4 | Tamil | கோட்டம் | division; city, town; place; crookedness |
| 5 | Tamil | கோடு | to bend; be crooked |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 | tusk |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *kōṭu | horn |
via Indonesian angkutan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | angkutan | freight, carriage, load |
| 2 | Indonesian | angkut | to lift (objects) |
| 3 | Malay | angkut | to transport carry or bear from one place to another |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *ha(ŋ)kut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hakut | transport piecemeal or through repeated trips |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *SakuC | to transport through repeated trips |