Where does “koboi cacing” come from?

koboi cacing (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian koboi, from English cowboy, from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

koboi cacing (Indonesian): A person who acts tough and brave, but is actually weak and afraid of things

Definitions

  1. A person who acts tough and brave, but is actually weak and afraid of things

Ancestry of “koboi cacing”, step by step

koboi cacing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian koboi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankoboicowboy
2EnglishcowboyA man who tends free-range cattle, especially in...
3EnglishboyA young male; A male child: a son of any age; A...
4Middle Englishboyeservant, commoner, knave, boy
5Old Englishbōiaboy
6Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
7Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

via Indonesian cacing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancacingworm
2Malaycacingworm
3Proto-Malayic*caciŋ
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*caciŋ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā-Every word from Proto-Germanic bō-Every word from Proto-Germanic bōjô
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