Where does “rotan” come from?

rotan (Malay) comes from Malay raut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *raut, from Catalan rauc, from Latin raucus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

rotan (Malay): rattan; to cane with a rattan; to cane

Definitions

  1. rattan; to cane with a rattan; to cane

Ancestry of “rotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrautto trim, pare down
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*raut—
3Catalanrauccroak; hoarse
4Latinraucushoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous
5Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
6Proto-Italic-kos—
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “rotan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Latin -cus →Every word from Latin raucus →