Where does “demokrasi” come from?

demokrasi (Indonesian) comes from Malay demokrasi, from Dutch democratie, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

demokrasi (Indonesian): democracy rule by the people

Definitions

  1. democracy rule by the people

Ancestry of “demokrasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaydemokrasiDemocracy
2Dutchdemocratiedemocracy
3Frenchdémocratiedemocracy
4Middle Frenchdemocratiedemocracy; popular rule
5Medieval Latindemocratia
6Ancient Greekδημοκρατίαdemocracy, popular government; a democratic...
7Ancient Greekδημο-demo
8Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
9Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
10Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
11Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
12Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō