Where does “gempa bumi” come from?

gempa bumi (Indonesian) comes from Malay gempa bumi, from Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

gempa bumi (Indonesian): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “gempa bumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygempa bumiearthquake
2Malaybumiearth
3Old Malaybhūmi—
4Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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