Where does “tanda titik dua” come from?
tanda titik dua (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dua, from Malay dua, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
tanda titik dua (Indonesian): colon (punctuation mark)
Definitions
- colon (punctuation mark)
Ancestry of “tanda titik dua”, step by step
tanda titik dua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian dua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dua | two |
| 2 | Malay | dua | two |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) | two |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
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... |