Where does “kuda padi” come from?

kuda padi (Malay) comes from Malay kuda, from Prakrit ghōḍa, from Sanskrit घोटक, from Sanskrit घोट, from Sanskrit शाला, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kuda padi (Malay): pony

Definitions

  1. pony

Ancestry of “kuda padi”, step by step

kuda padi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kuda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykudahorse; knight; ride
2Prakritghōḍa
3Sanskritघोटकhorse
4Sanskritघोटa horse
5Sanskritशालाa house, mansion, building, hall, large room,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Malay padi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypadirice
2Proto-Malayicpadipaddy, unmilled rice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpajaypaddy unmilled rice, rice plant
4Proto-Austronesianpajaypaddy rice unmilled, rice plants
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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