Where does “tanda titik koma” come from?

tanda titik koma (Indonesian) comes from Dutch puntkomma, from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tanda titik koma (Indonesian): semicolon (punctuation mark ';')

Definitions

  1. semicolon (punctuation mark ';')

Ancestry of “tanda titik koma”, step by step

tanda titik koma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch puntkomma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpuntkommasemicolon
2Dutchpuntpoint; The terminal point of something; dot
3Frenchpointpoint; full stop, period; stitch pattern
4Middle Frenchpoinctpoint; not
5Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
6Latinpūnctumpoint
7Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Indonesian tanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantandasign, mark
2Malaytandasign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark
3Javaneseꦠꦤ꧀ꦝsign, mark
4Old Javanesetaṇḍaensign, standard, banner
5Tamilதண்டம்stick, cane, staff, rod, walking-stick
6Sanskritदण्डstick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

via Indonesian titik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantitikdot, spot
2Malaytitikdot, spot; period, full stop
3Classical Malaytitik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus