Where does “gari” come from?
gari (Indonesian) comes from Japanese カリ, from Dutch kali, from Javanese ꦏꦭ, from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kali, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- — inchoative.
gari (Indonesian): manacles
Definitions
- manacles
Ancestry of “gari”, step by step
gari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カリ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カリ | Short for カリウム |
| 2 | Dutch | kali | river |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦭ | time; season; bird noose or snare |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kali | river |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kali | to dig up; to excavate |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | kalih | to dig up; to excavate |
| 7 | Old Javanese | ka- | passive verb-forming prefix |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |
via Hindi कड़ी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कड़ी | link in a chain |