Where does “cengkerama” come from?
cengkerama (Indonesian) comes from Malay cengkerama, from Sanskrit चङ्क्रम, from Sanskrit क्रम्, from Sanskrit क्रामति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krā́mHti, from Proto-Indo-European krḗmH-ti ~ krémH-n̥ti.
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Ancestry of “cengkerama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cengkerama | traveling; journey |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चङ्क्रम | going, moving, walking; going about, walking... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्रम् | go, walk, stride; go across; climb |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क्रामति | to stride, go |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krā́mHti | to stride, go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krḗmH-ti ~ krémH-n̥ti | — |