Where does “kain kasa” come from?

kain kasa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kasa, from Javanese ꦏꦱ, from Dutch koetsier, from German Kutschier, from German Kutscher, from German Kutsche, from French couché, from French coucher.

Ancestry of “kain kasa”, step by step

kain kasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankasagauze
2Javaneseꦏꦱ
3Dutchkoetsiercoach driver, coacher
4GermanKutschier
5GermanKutschercoachman
6GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
7Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
8Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
9Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
10Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
11Latincollocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange
12Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
13Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
14Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
15Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
17Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
18Middle Englishkyt

via Indonesian kain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaincloth; textile
2Malaykaincloth; textile
3Classical Malayکاءين
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kain
Every word from Middle English kyt