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

  1. neighborhood youth association

Ancestry of “karang taruna”, step by step

karang taruna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian taruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantaruna
2Sanskritतरुणyoung, tender, juvenile; a youth
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantárunasyoung, tender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Indonesian karang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankarangcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps
2Malaykarangcoral; coral reef
3Classical Malaykarangcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone...
4Javaneseꦏꦫꦁcoral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps
5Old Javanesekaraṅcoral
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karaŋsmall edible freshwater crab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥Every word from Proto-Italic termenosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ter-