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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlamalong; duration; ancient
2Dutchlamallama, Lama glama; Buddhist lama; never mind,...
3Spanishllamaflame; llama
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre
6Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

via Indonesian kaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankajilesson, study; investigation
2Malaykajilesson, study; branch of study; investigation
3Old Javanesekahaji
4Old Javaneseajiholy writ, scripture, sacred text
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō