Where does “dalam negeri” come from?
dalam negeri (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian negeri, from Malay negeri, from Classical Malay negeri, from Sanskrit नगरी, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
dalam negeri (Indonesian): domestic: internal to a specific country
Definitions
- domestic: internal to a specific country
Ancestry of “dalam negeri”, step by step
dalam negeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian negeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | negeri | country, land |
| 2 | Malay | negeri | state |
| 3 | Classical Malay | negeri | settlement; country, land; state |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नगरी | city |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |