Where does “kencan buta” come from?

kencan buta (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian buta, from Javanese ꦧꦸꦠ, from Pali bhūta, from Sanskrit भूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

kencan buta (Indonesian): blind date: a date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before

Definitions

  1. blind date: a date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before

Ancestry of “kencan buta”, step by step

kencan buta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbutablind; not knowing; giant
2Javaneseꦧꦸꦠgiant
3Palibhūtanatural; genuine; true
4Sanskritभूतbeen
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via English blind date

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblind dateA date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás
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