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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sarung | sarong; sheath |
| 2 | Malay | sarung | sarong; sheath |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *saruŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *saruŋ | — |
via Indonesian tangan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tangan | hand |
| 2 | Malay | tangan | hand |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | taŋan | hand |
via Dutch handschoen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | handschoen | glove |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hantschoe | — |