Where does “rambut palsu” come from?

rambut palsu (Malay) comes from Malay palsu, from Portuguese falso, from Old Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

rambut palsu (Malay): wig; hairpiece

Definitions

  1. wig; hairpiece

Ancestry of “rambut palsu”, step by step

rambut palsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay palsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypalsufalse; fake; Not real; fraudulent; fake
2Portuguesefalsofalse; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...
3Old Portuguesefalso
4Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
5Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via Malay rambut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrambuthair; colloquial: thread, filament, mane, body...
2Proto-Malayicrambut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus