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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mainstream | Used or accepted broadly rather than by small... |
| 2 | English | stream | A small river; a large creek; a body of moving... |
| 3 | Middle English | streem | Alternative form of strem |
| 4 | Middle English | strem | A waterbody; a region of the world containing... |
| 5 | Old English | strēam | current; stream |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Indonesian utama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | utama | best |
| 2 | Malay | utama | main |
| 3 | Classical Malay | utama | best; main, principal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | उत्तम | uppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | uttamás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | utˢtamás | highest, most elevated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ud-tm̥m-ó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |