Where does “bahan bukan buku” come from?

bahan bukan buku (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian buku, from Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bahan bukan buku (Indonesian): non-book materials: materials in a library that are not books, pamphlets, or periodicals

Definitions

  1. non-book materials: materials in a library that are not books, pamphlets, or periodicals

Ancestry of “bahan bukan buku”, step by step

bahan bukan buku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian buku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbukubook; a lumpy joint; a small block of something
2Malaybukubook; a lumpy joint; a small block of something
3Dutchboekbook; omasum
4Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
5Old Dutchbuok
6Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
7Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Indonesian bukan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbukanno; not
2Malaybukanno; not; isn't it?
3Classical Malaybukan

via Indonesian bahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbahanchip, flake: a small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material
2Malaybahan
3Classical Malaybahan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos