Where does “campur tangan” come from?

campur tangan (Malay) comes from Malay tangan, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.

campur tangan (Malay): intervention

Definitions

  1. intervention

Ancestry of “campur tangan”, step by step

campur tangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanganhand
2Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

via Malay campur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycampurto mix; to add; plus
2Classical Malayچمڤور—
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →Every word from Malay tangan →