Where does “datau” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a conjunction word for inclusive or, formally dan/atau

Ancestry of “datau”, step by step

datau 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 →