Where does “peti sejuk” come from?

peti sejuk (Malay) comes from Malay peti, from Hindi पेटी, from Hindi पेट, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ- — stomach.

peti sejuk (Malay): refrigerator

Definitions

  1. refrigerator

Ancestry of “peti sejuk”, step by step

peti sejuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay peti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypetibox, chest, case; box
2Hindiपेटीstomach, belly; chest, small box; one lakh rupees
3Hindiपेटbelly, stomach; womb
4Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝—
5Proto-Dravidian*poṭṭ-stomach

via Malay sejuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysejukcold having a low temperature
2Proto-Malayic*sAjuk—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ- →