Where does “tukang api” come from?
tukang api (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian api, from Malay Api, from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.
tukang api (Indonesian): fireman (a person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler)
Definitions
- fireman (a person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler)
Ancestry of “tukang api”, step by step
tukang api traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian api
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | api | fire |
| 2 | Malay | Api | fire oxidation reaction |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | api | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |
via Indonesian tukang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tukang | craftsman |