Where does “usus dua belas jari” come from?

usus dua belas jari (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dua belas, from Malay dua belas, from Classical Malay dua belas — twelve.

usus dua belas jari (Indonesian): duodenum

Definitions

  1. duodenum

Ancestry of “usus dua belas jari”, step by step

usus dua belas jari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dua belas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandua belastwelve
2Malaydua belastwelve
3Classical Malaydua belastwelve

via Indonesian jari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjaridigit, finger
2Malayjaridigit of a limb
3Proto-Malayic*jarifinger

via Indonesian usus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianususbowel; guts; intestine
2Malayususintestine; bowel; guts
Every word from Classical Malay dua belas →Every word from Malay dua belas →Every word from Indonesian dua belas →