Where does “tinggi” come from?

tinggi (Indonesian) comes from Malay tinggi, from Sanskrit तुङ्ग — prominent, erect, lofty, high; an elevation,...

tinggi (Indonesian): high, tall

Definitions

  1. high, tall

Ancestry of “tinggi”, step by step

tinggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tinggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytinggihigh
2Sanskritतुङ्गprominent, erect, lofty, high; an elevation,...

via Old Javanese tiṅgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetiṅgi

Words derived from “tinggi

Every word from Sanskrit तुङ्ग
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