Where does “tanda kali” come from?

tanda kali (Makasar) comes from Makasar kali, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

tanda kali (Makasar): multiplication sign

Definitions

  1. multiplication sign

Ancestry of “tanda kali”, step by step

tanda kali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkalitime; occasion
2Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
3Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

via Makasar tanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartanda—
Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قَاضٍ →Every word from Makasar kali →