Where does “tulang rahang atas” come from?

tulang rahang atas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian atas, from Malay atas, from Proto-Malayic atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

tulang rahang atas (Indonesian): maxilla

Definitions

  1. maxilla

Ancestry of “tulang rahang atas”, step by step

tulang rahang atas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian atas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianatasupstairs; on, upon, on top of; upper, above
2Malayatason, upon, on top of, above; upstairs; on, upon,...
3Proto-Malayicatason; above
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianatashigh up, above
5Proto-AustronesianaCashigh; above
6Proto-Italicakos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱostip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Indonesian tulang rahang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantulang rahangjawbone, mandible
2Indonesiantulangbone
3Malaytulangbone
4Proto-Malayictulaŋbone
5Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
6Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-