Where does “niratap” come from?

niratap (Indonesian) comes from English roofless, from English -less, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

niratap (Indonesian): roofless: without a roof, open to the sky

Definitions

  1. roofless: without a roof, open to the sky

Ancestry of “niratap”, step by step

niratap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English roofless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrooflessWithout a roof, open to the sky; Having no house...
2English-less(something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun
3Middle English-lesLacking (something); without (something)
4Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
5Turkishilewith; and
6Ottoman Turkishایلهby
7Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه
8Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also

via Indonesian atap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianataproof
2Malayataproof
3Proto-Malayichatəproof
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Turkic bileEvery word from English -lessEvery word from Middle English -les