Where does “zona waktu” come from?

zona waktu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian zona, from Dutch zona, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.

zona waktu (Indonesian): time zone

Definitions

  1. time zone

Ancestry of “zona waktu”, step by step

zona waktu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian zona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianzonazone
2Dutchzonashingles
3Latinzōnabelt, girdle
4Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash

via Indonesian waktu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianwaktutime
2Malaywaktutime
3Arabicوَقْتtime
Every word from Ancient Greek ζώνη →