Where does “pujaan hati” come from?
pujaan hati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hati, from Malay hati, from Proto-Malayic hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.
pujaan hati (Indonesian): one's darling; sweetheart
Definitions
- one's darling; sweetheart
Ancestry of “pujaan hati”, step by step
pujaan hati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian hati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hati | liver; heart |
| 2 | Malay | hati | liver; heart |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hati | liver |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | liver |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | qaCay | liver |
via Indonesian pujaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pujaan | — |