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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dingin | cold |
| 2 | Malay | dingin | cold |
| 3 | Classical Malay | dingin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *diŋin | — |
via Indonesian manis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | manis | sweet; lovely; of good taste |
| 2 | Malay | manis | sweet; attractive; lovely; lovely |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *(ma-)(h)əmis | — |
via Javanese ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | [[mandi]], [[maṇḍi]] | — |