Where does “buah catur” come from?

buah catur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian buah, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona, from Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.

buah catur (Indonesian): a chess piece

Definitions

  1. a chess piece

Ancestry of “buah catur”, step by step

buah catur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian buah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbuahfruit
2Malaybuahfruit
3Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
4Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
5Old Portuguesedona
6Late Latindomnalady, mistress
7Latindominalady or mistress of the house
8LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
9Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
10Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
11Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
12Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Indonesian catur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancaturfour; chess; dialogue
2Malaycaturfour; chess; dialogue
3Sanskritचतुर्four
4Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Malay buah catur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybuah caturA chess piece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dṓmEvery word from Proto-Italic domos