Where does “karang taruna” come from?
karang taruna (Indonesian) comes from Proto-Albanian taruna, from Sanskrit तरुण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tárunas, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
karang taruna (Indonesian): neighborhood youth association
Definitions
- neighborhood youth association
Ancestry of “karang taruna”, step by step
karang taruna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Albanian taruna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | taruna | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तरुण | young, tender, juvenile; a youth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tárunas | young, tender |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via Indonesian karang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | karang | coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps |
| 2 | Malay | karang | coral; coral reef |
| 3 | Classical Malay | karang | coral, a hard substance made of the limestone... |
| 4 | Javanese | ꦏꦫꦁ | coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps |
| 5 | Old Javanese | karaṅ | coral |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *karaŋ | small edible freshwater crab |