Where does “pendingin ruangan” come from?
pendingin ruangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pendingin, from Malay pendingin, from Malay dingin, from Classical Malay dingin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋin.
Ancestry of “pendingin ruangan”, step by step
pendingin ruangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian pendingin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pendingin | chiller |
| 2 | Malay | pendingin | tool for cooling down e.g. ice cubes, air-conditioners etc |
| 3 | Malay | dingin | cold |
| 4 | Classical Malay | dingin | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *diŋin | — |
via Indonesian ruangan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ruangan | room |