Where does “kaji lama” come from?
kaji lama (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lama, from Dutch lama, from Spanish llama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
kaji lama (Indonesian): something one has heard many times already; the "same old lesson"
Definitions
- something one has heard many times already; the "same old lesson"
Ancestry of “kaji lama”, step by step
kaji lama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian lama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lama | long; duration; ancient |
| 2 | Dutch | lama | llama, Lama glama; Buddhist lama; never mind,... |
| 3 | Spanish | llama | flame; llama |
| 4 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 5 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |