Where does “arus utama” come from?

arus utama (Indonesian) comes from English mainstream, from English stream, from Middle English streem, from Middle English strem, from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic straum, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

arus utama (Indonesian): mainstream: that which is common; the norm

Definitions

  1. mainstream: that which is common; the norm

Ancestry of “arus utama”, step by step

arus utama traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English mainstream

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmainstreamUsed or accepted broadly rather than by small...
2EnglishstreamA small river; a large creek; a body of moving...
3Middle EnglishstreemAlternative form of strem
4Middle EnglishstremA waterbody; a region of the world containing...
5Old Englishstrēamcurrent; stream
6Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
7Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
8Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
9Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
10Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Indonesian utama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianutamabest
2Malayutamamain
3Classical Malayutamabest; main, principal
4Sanskritउत्तमuppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás
6Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
7Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Indonesian arus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianaruscurrent
2Malayaruscurrent
3Proto-Malayicharuscurrent
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀuscurrent
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