Where does “tengah” come from?
tengah (Indonesian) comes from Malay tengah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq — centre; half.
tengah (Indonesian): middle
Ancestry of “tengah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tengah | middle, midst, centre; middle |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təŋaq | centre; half |