Where does “koran” come from?
koran (Indonesian) comes from Malay Koran, from Dutch courant, from French courant, from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
koran (Indonesian): newspaper
Ancestry of “koran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | Koran | — |
| 2 | Dutch | courant | current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic... |
| 3 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 4 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 5 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 6 | Latin | currō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |