Where does “demam gigitan tikus” come from?

demam gigitan tikus (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gigitan, from Indonesian -an, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz — voice (of human or animal); sound.

demam gigitan tikus (Indonesian): rat-bite fever: fever caused by bacterial infection transmitted through direct or indirect contact with rats or other rodents

Definitions

  1. rat-bite fever: fever caused by bacterial infection transmitted through direct or indirect contact with rats or other rodents

Ancestry of “demam gigitan tikus”, step by step

demam gigitan tikus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian gigitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangigitanbite
2Indonesian-anAdded to an noun; Added to an verb to create an...
3Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
4English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
5Middle English-ant
6Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
7Proto-West Germanic*-andī
8Proto-Germanic-andz
9Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
10Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
11Hungarianönyou
12Hungarianön-self-
13Turkishönfront
14Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound

via Indonesian tikus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantikusmouse, rat
2Malaytikusmouse, rat

via Indonesian demam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandemamfebrile
2Malaydemamhaving a fever
Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوكEvery word from Malay -anEvery word from Indonesian -an