Where does “berfirman” come from?

berfirman (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian firman, from Malay firman, from Classical Malay firman, from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom — to measure.

berfirman (Indonesian): to say; to tell

Definitions

  1. to say; to tell

Ancestry of “berfirman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianfirmanA gospel; word of God
2Malayfirman
3Classical Malayfirman
4Persianفرمانcommand, order; decree, edict; steering wheel
5Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
6Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
7Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam
8Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam