Where does “tanggal” come from?

tanggal (Indonesian) comes from Malay tanggal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal — unfastened, detached.

tanggal (Indonesian): to fall out

Definitions

  1. to fall out

Ancestry of “tanggal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanggalto fall off
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgalunfastened, detached

Words derived from “tanggal”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal →Every word from Malay tanggal →