Where does “dracin” come from?

dracin (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian drama, from Dutch drama, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

dracin (Indonesian): C-drama, a Chinese drama)

Definitions

  1. C-drama, a Chinese drama)

Ancestry of “dracin”, step by step

dracin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian drama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandramadrama
2Dutchdramadrama; Something tragic, a tragedy
3Latindramadrama, play
4Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
5Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
6Proto-Hellenicdráwō
7Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

via Indonesian Cina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianCinaChinese
2MalayCinaChinese people, language, etc
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti