Where does “tarik tali” come from?
tarik tali (Malay) comes from Malay tali, from Proto-Malayic tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talih, from Proto-Austronesian CaliS, from Spanish cáliz, from Old Portuguese calez, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ — to swell; to be strong.
tarik tali (Malay): tug of war
Definitions
- tug of war
Ancestry of “tarik tali”, step by step
tarik tali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tali | rope; kinship, blood ties |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tali | rope, cord, twine, string |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | talih | rope, cord, twine, string |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | CaliS | rope, cord, twine, string |
| 5 | Spanish | cáliz | chalice, goblet; cup, glass; calyx |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | calez | — |
| 7 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Malay tarik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tarik | to pull |