Where does “tekor” come from?

tekor (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tekort, from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

tekor (Indonesian): shortage, deficit

Definitions

  1. shortage, deficit

Ancestry of “tekor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtekortshortage, deficit
2Dutchkortshort
3Middle Dutchcort—
4Old Dutchkurt—
5Proto-West Germanickurtshort
6Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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