Where does “daerah aliran sungai” come from?

daerah aliran sungai (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sungai, from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic suŋay.

daerah aliran sungai (Indonesian): catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, water basin, watershed

Definitions

  1. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, water basin, watershed

Ancestry of “daerah aliran sungai”, step by step

daerah aliran sungai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sungai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansungairiver
2Malaysungairiver
3Proto-Malayicsuŋay—

via Indonesian daerah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandaerahregion; area
2Malaydaerahdistrict, region, area; region; area
3Arabicدَائِرَةcircle; periodical, circle

via Indonesian aliran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianaliranof flowing things
Every word from Proto-Malayic suŋay →Every word from Malay sungai →Every word from Indonesian sungai →