Where does “kapal selam” come from?

kapal selam (Indonesian) comes from Dutch duikboot, from Dutch boot, from Middle Dutch boot, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.

kapal selam (Indonesian): submarine

Definitions

  1. submarine

Ancestry of “kapal selam”, step by step

kapal selam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch duikboot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduikbootsubmarine; submarine that is designed to sail at...
2Dutchbootboat
3Middle Dutchboot
4Middle EnglishbotA seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for...
5Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
6Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
7Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Indonesian selam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianselamto dive
2BetawiSelamIslam
3Arabicإِسْلَامsubmission; religious submission to God, Islam;...
4Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
5Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
6Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Indonesian kapal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankapalship; thickening skin
2Malaykapalship
3Tamilகப்பல்ship, sailing vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-