Where does “bahan bakar nabati” come from?

bahan bakar nabati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bahan bakar, from Dutch brandstof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.

bahan bakar nabati (Indonesian): biofuel

Definitions

  1. biofuel

Ancestry of “bahan bakar nabati”, step by step

bahan bakar nabati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bahan bakar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbahan bakarfuel
2Dutchbrandstoffuel
3Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
4Middle Dutchstof
5Middle Dutchstoffe
6Old Frenchestophe
7Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
8Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
9Old Dutchstuppon
10Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Indonesian nabati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannabativegetarian, plant-based
2Arabicنَبَاتِيّ
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