Where does “ilmu ukur” come from?

ilmu ukur (Indonesian) comes from Dutch meetkunde, from Dutch meten, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

ilmu ukur (Indonesian): geometry

Definitions

  1. geometry

Ancestry of “ilmu ukur”, step by step

ilmu ukur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meetkunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeetkundegeometry
2Dutchmetento measure; to measure up
3Middle Dutchmētento measure
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Indonesian ukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianukurto measure
2Malayukurto measure
3Proto-Malayic*ukur—

via Indonesian ilmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianilmuknowledge; science
2Malayilmuknowledge, learning, science; knowledge; science
3Arabicعِلْمscience; knowledge, lore

Words derived from “ilmu ukur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →