Where does “garis sumbu” come from?

garis sumbu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian garis, from Malay garis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis.

garis sumbu (Indonesian): perpendicular bisector

Definitions

  1. perpendicular bisector

Ancestry of “garis sumbu”, step by step

garis sumbu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian garis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangarisline, dash, stripe
2Malaygarisline, dash, stripe
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karis—

via Indonesian sumbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansumbuwick for a candle, lamp
2Malaysumbuwick; fuse
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis →