Where does “tanda tangan” come from?
tanda tangan (Indonesian) comes from Dutch handtekening, from Dutch hand, from Middle Dutch hant, from Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.
tanda tangan (Indonesian): autograph, signature
Definitions
- autograph, signature
Ancestry of “tanda tangan”, step by step
tanda tangan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch handtekening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | handtekening | signature, autograph |
| 2 | Dutch | hand | A hand of a human, other simian or other animal... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hant | hand; person; side |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hant | hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Indonesian tanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tanda | sign, mark |
| 2 | Malay | tanda | sign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ | sign, mark |
| 4 | Old Javanese | taṇḍa | ensign, standard, banner |
| 5 | Tamil | தண்டம் | stick, cane, staff, rod, walking-stick |
| 6 | Sanskrit | दण्ड | stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a... |