Where does “peluru tajam” come from?
peluru tajam (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian peluru, from Malay peluru, from Portuguese pelouro, from Latin piloriu, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
peluru tajam (Indonesian): a live ammunition
Definitions
- a live ammunition
Ancestry of “peluru tajam”, step by step
peluru tajam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian peluru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | peluru | bullet, projectile, ammunition; shot, the heavy... |
| 2 | Malay | peluru | bullet, projectile, ammunition; shot, the heavy... |
| 3 | Portuguese | pelouro | a branch municipal administration in Portugal; a... |
| 4 | Latin | piloriu | — |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |