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Where does “biosak” come from?

biosak (Indonesian) comes from Dutch bultzak, from Dutch zak, from English Sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

biosak (Indonesian): rucksack, pouch on a stick carried over the...

Definitions

  1. rucksack, pouch on a stick carried over the...

Ancestry of “biosak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbultzakA bag functioning as a pillow or mattress, often...
2Dutchzaka container made of textile, leather or paper...
3EnglishSacksack
4Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
5Old Englishsaccsack, bag
6Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
7Proto-West Germanicsakku—
8Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
9Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
10Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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