Where does “kereta kebal” come from?

kereta kebal (Malay) comes from Malay kereta, from Portuguese carreta, from Old Portuguese carreta.

kereta kebal (Malay): tank (armoured fighting vehicle)

Definitions

  1. tank (armoured fighting vehicle)

Ancestry of “kereta kebal”, step by step

kereta kebal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kereta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeretacar; cart, carriage; carriage
2Portuguesecarretacart; semi-trailer; big rig; eighteen-wheeler
3Old Portuguesecarreta—

via Malay kebal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykebalimmune
Every word from Old Portuguese carreta →Every word from Portuguese carreta →Every word from Malay kereta →