Where does “mandi” come from?

mandi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dingin, from Malay dingin, from Classical Malay dingin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋin.

mandi (Indonesian): to shower; to bathe clean oneself using water

Definitions

  1. to shower; to bathe clean oneself using water

Ancestry of “mandi”, step by step

mandi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dingin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandingincold
2Malaydingincold
3Classical Malaydingin—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*diŋin—

via Indonesian manis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmanissweet; lovely; of good taste
2Malaymanissweet; attractive; lovely; lovely
3Proto-Malayic*(ma-)(h)əmis—

via Javanese ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ—
2Old Javanese[[mandi]], [[maṇḍi]]—

Words derived from “mandi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋin →Every word from Classical Malay dingin →Every word from Malay dingin →