Where does “gadai janji” come from?

gadai janji (Malay) comes from Malay gadai, from Tamil கடை, from Tamil குடை, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 — umbrella, parasol.

gadai janji (Malay): mortgage

Definitions

  1. mortgage

Ancestry of “gadai janji”, step by step

gadai janji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay gadai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygadaipawn
2Tamilகடைshop
3Tamilகுடைumbrella
4Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃umbrella, parasol

via Malay janji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjanjipromise
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil குடை →Every word from Tamil கடை →