Where does “tangkai putik” come from?

tangkai putik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tangkai, from Malay tangkai — stalk (of wheat, rice, grass, etc.).

tangkai putik (Indonesian): style (the stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.)

Definitions

  1. style (the stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.)

Ancestry of “tangkai putik”, step by step

tangkai putik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tangkai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantangkaistalk
2Malaytangkaistalk (of wheat, rice, grass, etc.)

via Indonesian putik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianputik—
Every word from Malay tangkai →Every word from Indonesian tangkai →