Where does “tandatangan” come from?

tandatangan (Malay) comes from Malay tanda, from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ, from Old Javanese taṇḍa, from Tamil தண்டம், from Sanskrit दण्ड — stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

tandatangan (Malay): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “tandatangan”, step by step

tandatangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytandasign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark
2Javaneseꦠꦤ꧀ꦝsign, mark
3Old Javanesetaṇḍaensign, standard, banner
4Tamilதண்டம்stick, cane, staff, rod, walking-stick
5Sanskritदण्डstick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

via Malay tangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanganhand
2Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

Words derived from “tandatangan”

Every word from Sanskrit दण्ड →Every word from Tamil தண்டம் →Every word from Old Javanese taṇḍa →