Where does “lontar” come from?
lontar (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ, from Kawi lontar, from Kawi tal, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
lontar (Indonesian): to throw
Definitions
- to throw
Ancestry of “lontar”, step by step
lontar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ | lontar |
| 2 | Kawi | lontar | — |
| 3 | Kawi | tal | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 6 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Malay lontar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lontar | to throw; to toss; to hurl; to pitch to propel something through the air |