Where does “Sura” come from?
Sura (Betawi) comes from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫ, from Old Javanese surā, from Sanskrit सुर, from Sanskrit सित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sHitás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
Sura (Betawi): Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar
Definitions
- Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar
Ancestry of “Sura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱꦸꦫ | Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar |
| 2 | Old Javanese | surā | spirituous liquor |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सुर | god, divine, diety; idol; thirty-three |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सित | bound, tied, fettered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sHitás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂i-tó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |