Where does “sedotan” come from?

sedotan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sedot, from Malay sedut — to suck to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc).

sedotan (Indonesian): drinking straw, straw

Definitions

  1. drinking straw, straw

Ancestry of “sedotan”, step by step

sedotan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sedot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansedotto suck
2Malaysedutto suck to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan
Every word from Malay sedut
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