Where does “tapal gigi” come from?

tapal gigi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tandpasta, from Dutch tand, from Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch tant, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tapal gigi (Indonesian): toothpaste

Definitions

  1. toothpaste

Ancestry of “tapal gigi”, step by step

tapal gigi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tandpasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchtandpastaToothpaste, a paste for cleaning the teeth
2Dutchtandnatural tooth, more specifically incisor;...
3Middle Dutchtant
4Old Dutchtanttooth
5Proto-West Germanictanþtooth
6Proto-Germanictanþstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Indonesian tapal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantapalpost, stake, pole, pile
2Dutchpaalpost, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...
3Middle Dutchpâel
4Old Dutchpāl
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Indonesian gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangigitooth; gear; cog
2Malaygigitooth; gear; cog
3Proto-Malayicgigi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-