Where does “berumpama” come from?
berumpama (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian umpama, from Malay umpama, from Pali upamā, from Sanskrit उपमा, from Tamil உப்புமா, from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
berumpama (Indonesian): to use instance, example
Ancestry of “berumpama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | umpama | instance, model, example; as though, like, as if |
| 2 | Malay | umpama | instance, model, example; as though, like, as if |
| 3 | Pali | upamā | simile; parable; comparison |
| 4 | Sanskrit | उपमा | |
| 5 | Tamil | உப்புமா | — |
| 6 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |