Where does “sarung tangan” come from?

sarung tangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sarung, from Malay sarung, from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ.

sarung tangan (Indonesian): glove: an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers

Definitions

  1. glove: an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers

Ancestry of “sarung tangan”, step by step

sarung tangan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sarung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansarungsarong; sheath
2Malaysarungsarong; sheath
3Proto-Malayic*saruŋ
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ

via Indonesian tangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanganhand
2Malaytanganhand
3Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

via Dutch handschoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhandschoenglove
2Middle Dutchhantschoe
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋEvery word from Proto-Malayic *saruŋEvery word from Malay sarung