Where does “tukang besi” come from?

tukang besi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian besi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

tukang besi (Indonesian): blacksmith (a person who forges iron)

Definitions

  1. blacksmith (a person who forges iron)

Ancestry of “tukang besi”, step by step

tukang besi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian besi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbesiiron
2Malaybesiiron
3Proto-Malayicbəsi
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron

via Indonesian tukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantukangcraftsman
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi