Where does “segitiga” come from?

segitiga (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tiga, from Malay tigă, from Old Malay *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit त्रिक — triple.

segitiga (Indonesian): a polygon with three sides and three angles; triangle

Definitions

  1. a polygon with three sides and three angles; triangle

Ancestry of “segitiga”, step by step

segitiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantigathree
2MalaytigăObsolete spelling of tiga
3Old Malay*tiga
4Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕
5Sanskritत्रिकtriple

via Indonesian segi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansegiside
2Malaysegi
Every word from Sanskrit त्रिक