Where does “bantal” come from?
bantal (Indonesian) comes from Malay bantal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bandal.
bantal (Indonesian): pillow
Ancestry of “bantal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | bantal | pillow |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bandal | — |