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
Ancestry of “tandatangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | tanda | sign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | taṇḍa | — |
| 4 | Tamil | தண்டம் | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | दण्ड | stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a... |