Where does “celana dalam” come from?

celana dalam (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dalam, from Malay dalam, from Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀, from Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.

celana dalam (Indonesian): underpants; underwear, panties; briefs

Definitions

  1. underpants; underwear, panties; briefs

Ancestry of “celana dalam”, step by step

celana dalam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dalam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandalamdeep; inside, indoors; interior
2Malaydalamdeep; inside, in, within; indoor
3Javaneseꦢꦊꦩ꧀in, inside, within
4Old Javanesedaleminterior inner part
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
6Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

via Indonesian celana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancelanatrousers, pants
2Malaycelanatrousers UK, pants US
3Hindiचोलना—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →Every word from Old Javanese dalem →