Where does “kekaisaran” come from?

kekaisaran (Indonesian) comes from Dutch keizerrijk, from Dutch rijk, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.

kekaisaran (Indonesian): empire

Definitions

  1. empire

Ancestry of “kekaisaran”, step by step

kekaisaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch keizerrijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeizerrijkempire
2Dutchrijkrich; wealthy; abundant
3DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
4Middle Dutchrâet—
5Old Dutchrāt—
6Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
7Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Indonesian kaisar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
2Dutchkeizeremperor
3Middle Dutchkeiser—
4Old Dutchkeiseremperor
5Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
6LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
7Latincaesariesor hair
8Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →