Where does “kromo” come from?

kromo (Indonesian) comes from Javanese krama, from Old Javanese krama, from Sanskrit क्रम, from Sanskrit क्रम् — go, walk, stride; go across; climb.

kromo (Indonesian): polite and formal register of Javanese language

Definitions

  1. polite and formal register of Javanese language

Ancestry of “kromo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesekrama—
2Old Javanesekramacourse, order
3Sanskritक्रमa step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,...
4Sanskritक्रम्go, walk, stride; go across; climb
Every word from Sanskrit क्रम् →Every word from Sanskrit क्रम →Every word from Old Javanese krama →