Where does “tandu” come from?

tandu (Indonesian) comes from Malay tandu, from Classical Malay tandu, from Tamil தண்டு, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼 — stick.

tandu (Indonesian): sedan chair, palanquin

Definitions

  1. sedan chair, palanquin

Ancestry of “tandu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytandusedan chair, palanquin
2Classical Malaytandu—
3Tamilதண்டுstalk, stem
4Old Tamil𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼stick
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil தண்டு →Every word from Classical Malay tandu →