Where does “kelurahan” come from?
kelurahan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lurah, from Javanese ꦭꦸꦫꦃ — village chief.
kelurahan (Indonesian): subdistrict; A county-level division below the...
Definitions
- subdistrict; A county-level division below the...
Ancestry of “kelurahan”, step by step
kelurahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian lurah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lurah | The chief executive officer in a subdistrict... |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦭꦸꦫꦃ | village chief |
via Javanese ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ | the domain of ꦭꦸꦫꦃ |