Where does “tanggalaʼ” come from?

tanggalaʼ (Makasar) comes from Indonesian tanggal, from Malay tanggal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal — unfastened, detached.

tanggalaʼ (Makasar): to have muscle pain; to be sore

Definitions

  1. to have muscle pain; to be sore

Ancestry of “tanggalaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanggalto fall out
2Malaytanggalto fall off
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgalunfastened, detached

Words derived from “tanggalaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal →Every word from Malay tanggal →Every word from Indonesian tanggal →