Where does “diriku” come from?

diriku (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian diri, from Malay diri, from Proto-Malayic *diri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

diriku (Indonesian): myself

Definitions

  1. myself

Ancestry of “diriku”, step by step

diriku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian diri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandiriego, self
2Malaydirito stand
3Proto-Malayic*diri—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hadiʀi—
5Proto-Austronesian*Sadiʀi—

via Indonesian ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiankuAlternative spelling of -ku
2Japanese区ward, section, district
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *diri →
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