Where does “tangga” come from?

tangga (Indonesian) comes from Malay tangga, from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga — rung of a ladder.

tangga (Indonesian): stair

Definitions

  1. stair

Ancestry of “tangga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanggastair
2Proto-Malayic*taŋga(ʔ)house ladder, staircase
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgarung of a ladder

Words derived from “tangga

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga