Where does “dan/atau” come from?

dan/atau (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dan, from Malay dan, from Japanese 段, from Chinese 段.

dan/atau (Indonesian): a conjunction word for inclusive or

Definitions

  1. a conjunction word for inclusive or

Ancestry of “dan/atau”, step by step

dan/atau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandanand; Rank in judo, karate and kenpo
2Malaydanand; Rank in judo, karate and kenpo
3Japanese段steps (up and down); stairs
4Chinese段—

via Indonesian atau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianatauor
2Malayatauor
3Sanskritअथवाor, rather
Every word from Chinese 段 →Every word from Japanese 段 →Every word from Malay dan →
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