Where does “wesel tiga jalan” come from?
wesel tiga jalan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jalan, from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.
wesel tiga jalan (Indonesian): three-way switch
Definitions
- three-way switch
Ancestry of “wesel tiga jalan”, step by step
wesel tiga jalan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian jalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jalan | path; road; A road or other similar beaten path;... |
| 2 | Indonesian | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 3 | Malay | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | air | water |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | air | water |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | wair | water |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |