Where does “Sumatraans” come from?
Sumatraans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Sumatraan, from Dutch Sumatra, from Italian Sumatra, from Indonesian Sumatra, from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- — together, one.
Sumatraans (Dutch): Sumatran
Definitions
- Sumatran
Ancestry of “Sumatraans”, step by step
Sumatraans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Sumatraan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Sumatraan | a Sumatran, a person from Sumatra |
| 2 | Dutch | Sumatra | — |
| 3 | Italian | Sumatra | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | Sumatra | — |
| 5 | Malay | Sumatera | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |