Where does “tukang kebun” come from?

tukang kebun (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kebun, from Malay kebun, from Kawi kĕbon.

tukang kebun (Indonesian): gardener

Definitions

  1. gardener

Ancestry of “tukang kebun”, step by step

tukang kebun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kebun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiankebunAn outdoor area containing one or more types of...
2Malaykebungarden, plantation, orchard, piece of land
3Kawikĕbon

via Indonesian tukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantukangcraftsman
Every word from Kawi kĕbon
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