Where does “sentral telepon” come from?

sentral telepon (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian telepon, from Dutch telefoon, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

sentral telepon (Indonesian): telephone exchange, telephone switch, central office: a central component of a telecommunications system which facilitates the establishment of communication circuits, enabling telephone calls between subscribers

Definitions

  1. telephone exchange, telephone switch, central office: a central component of a telecommunications system which facilitates the establishment of communication circuits, enabling telephone calls between subscribers

Ancestry of “sentral telepon”, step by step

sentral telepon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian telepon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantelepontelephone
2Dutchtelefoontelephone
3Frenchtéléphonetelephone; first-person singular present...
4Frenchtélé-tele-
5Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
6Latincommūnicāre
7Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8Old Latincom(m)oinis
9Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Dutch telefooncentrale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtelefooncentraletelephone exchange
2Dutchcentralehub, central; plant, factory; exchange
3Frenchcentralefeminine singular of central; power plant
4Frenchcentralcentral
5Middle Frenchcentral
6Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
7Latincentrumcenter
8Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
9Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
10Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Indonesian sentral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansentralcentral
2Dutchcentralisatiecentralization US, centralisation UK
3Frenchcentralisationcentralization, centralisation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-