Where does “getah taban” come from?
getah taban (Malay) comes from Malay getah, from Austronesian *gətəq.
getah taban (Malay): gutta-percha
Ancestry of “getah taban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | getah | latex; rubber; latex |
| 2 | Austronesian | *gətəq | — |