Where does “gaya tarik” come from?

gaya tarik (Indonesian) comes from Dutch aantrekkingskracht, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

gaya tarik (Indonesian): attractive force: a force that pulls two objects or particles together

Definitions

  1. attractive force: a force that pulls two objects or particles together

Ancestry of “gaya tarik”, step by step

gaya tarik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aantrekkingskracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaantrekkingskrachtforce of attraction, attractive force
2Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
3Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
4Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
5Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
6Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Indonesian gaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangayastyle; force
2Malaygayastyle; force
3Sanskritगयacquired or conquered properties; gait, motion

via Indonesian tarik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantarikto pull
2Malaytarikto pull

Words derived from “gaya tarik

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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