Where does “tanaman hias” come from?

tanaman hias (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tanaman, from Malay tanaman, from Malay tanam, from Proto-Malayic tanəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm — grave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury.

tanaman hias (Indonesian): ornamental plant

Definitions

  1. ornamental plant

Ancestry of “tanaman hias”, step by step

tanaman hias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tanaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanamanplant
2Malaytanamanplant
3Malaytanamto plant; to bury
4Proto-Malayictanəm
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantanəmto plant; plant
6Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

via Indonesian hias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhiasto decorate
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CaNəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəmEvery word from Proto-Malayic tanəm