Where does “katun” come from?

katun (Indonesian) comes from Dutch katoen, from Middle Dutch catoen, from Middle Dutch cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

katun (Indonesian): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “katun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkatoencotton, plant of the genus "Gossypium"; cotton
2Middle Dutchcatoen—
3Middle Dutchcotoen—
4Old Frenchcoton—
5Old Italiancotone—
6Arabicقُطُن—
7Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Old Italian cotone →