Where does “ringan tangan” come from?

ringan tangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tangan, from Malay tangan, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.

ringan tangan (Indonesian): helping

Definitions

  1. helping

Ancestry of “ringan tangan”, step by step

ringan tangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanganhand
2Malaytanganhand
3Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

via Indonesian ringan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianringanlight in weight
2Malayringanlight in weight
3Classical Malayريڠن—
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →Every word from Malay tangan →Every word from Indonesian tangan →