Where does “platun” come from?

platun (Malay) comes from English platoon, from French plauton.

platun (Malay): platoon

Definitions

  1. platoon

Ancestry of “platun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplatoonA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically...
2Frenchplauton—
Every word from French plauton →Every word from English platoon →