Where does “emas putih” come from?
emas putih (Indonesian) comes from Dutch witgoud, from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
emas putih (Indonesian): platinum: the chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value
Definitions
- platinum: the chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value
Ancestry of “emas putih”, step by step
emas putih traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch witgoud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | witgoud | white gold; platinum |
| 2 | Dutch | wit | white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wit | white; clean; pale |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wīt | white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Indonesian putih
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | putih | white |
| 2 | Malay | putih | white |
| 3 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |