Where does “Sumatraan” come from?

Sumatraan (Dutch) comes from Dutch Sumatra, from Italian Sumatra, from Indonesian Sumatra, from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Sumatraan (Dutch): a Sumatran, a person from Sumatra

Definitions

  1. a Sumatran, a person from Sumatra

Ancestry of “Sumatraan”, step by step

Sumatraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Sumatra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSumatra—
2ItalianSumatra—
3IndonesianSumatra—
4MalaySumatera—
5Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
6Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
7Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “Sumatraan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →