Where does “uang keamanan” come from?

uang keamanan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian keamanan, from Indonesian komputer, from English computer, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uang keamanan (Indonesian): protection money; protection fee

Definitions

  1. protection money; protection fee

Ancestry of “uang keamanan”, step by step

uang keamanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian keamanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankeamanansafeness
2Indonesiankomputercomputer, a programmable electronic device that...
3EnglishcomputerA person employed to perform computations; one...
4EnglishcomputeTo reckon or calculate; To make sense;...
5Frenchcomputerto compute
6Latincomputāre
7Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Indonesian uang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianuangmoney
2Malaywangmoney; cash; Informal spelling of uang
3Min Nanking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-