Where does “bilik jantung” come from?

bilik jantung (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jantung, from Malay jantung, from Classical Malay جنتوڠ, from Proto-Malayic *jantuŋ.

bilik jantung (Indonesian): ventricle: one of two lower chambers of the heart

Definitions

  1. ventricle: one of two lower chambers of the heart

Ancestry of “bilik jantung”, step by step

bilik jantung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian jantung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjantungheart
2Malayjantungheart an organ
3Classical Malayجنتوڠ—
4Proto-Malayic*jantuŋ—

via Indonesian bilik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbilikwoven bamboo
2MalaybilikA room division in a building
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bilikroom
Every word from Proto-Malayic *jantuŋ →Every word from Classical Malay جنتوڠ →Every word from Malay jantung →