Where does “tanah liat” come from?
tanah liat (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tanah, from Malay tanah, from Proto-Malayic *tanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq — earth, soil, land.
tanah liat (Indonesian): clay (mineral substance; earth material; particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter)
Definitions
- clay (mineral substance; earth material; particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter)
Ancestry of “tanah liat”, step by step
tanah liat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tanah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tanah | earth; ground; land |
| 2 | Malay | tanah | ground; land; earth |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *tanah | earth; soil |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tanəq | earth, soil, land |
via Indonesian liat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | liat | rubbery |