Where does “kata sandang” come from?

kata sandang (Indonesian) comes from Dutch lidwoord, from Dutch lid, from Middle Dutch lit, from Old Dutch lid, from Old English hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.

kata sandang (Indonesian): article: part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English)

Definitions

  1. article: part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English)

Ancestry of “kata sandang”, step by step

kata sandang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lidwoord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlidwoordarticle
2Dutchlidmember; member, limb; member, penis
3Middle Dutchlit
4Old Dutchlid
5Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
6Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Indonesian kata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankataword
2Malaykataword
3Palikathāspeech, story, talk
4Sanskritकथाstory
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH

via Indonesian sandang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansandangshoulder strap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-