Where does “ulang tahun” come from?
ulang tahun (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ulang, from Malay ulang, from Classical Malay ulang, from Proto-Malayic ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ulaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian ulaŋ — repeat, do again.
ulang tahun (Indonesian): birthday
Definitions
- birthday
Ancestry of “ulang tahun”, step by step
ulang tahun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian ulang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ulang | to repeat |
| 2 | Malay | ulang | to repeat |
| 3 | Classical Malay | ulang | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | ulaŋ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ulaŋ | repeat, do again |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ulaŋ | repeat, do again |
via Indonesian tahun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tahun | year |
| 2 | Malay | tahun | year |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tahun | year |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqun | year |
via Malay ulang tahun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | ulang tahun | anniversary |