Where does “gaji buta” come from?

gaji buta (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gaji, from Malay gaji, from Dutch gage, from French gage, from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

gaji buta (Indonesian): salary without doing work

Definitions

  1. salary without doing work

Ancestry of “gaji buta”, step by step

gaji buta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian gaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangajisalary; wage, an amount of money paid to a worker...
2Malaygajisalary; wage, an amount of money paid to a worker...
3Dutchgagewage for work performed
4Frenchgagepledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;...
5Middle Frenchgage
6Old Frenchgagewage; payment
7Frankishwaddī
8Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
9Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
10Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Indonesian buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbutablind; not knowing; giant
2Javaneseꦧꦸꦠgiant
3Palibhūtanatural; genuine; true
4Sanskritभूतbeen
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjąEvery word from Frankish wadi