Where does “luar biasa” come from?
luar biasa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian luar, from Indonesian kelas, from Malay kelas, from Dutch klas, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe — to call, cry, summon.
luar biasa (Indonesian): extraordinary
Definitions
- extraordinary
Ancestry of “luar biasa”, step by step
luar biasa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian luar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | luar | outside; external; foreign |
| 2 | Indonesian | kelas | class |
| 3 | Malay | kelas | class |
| 4 | Dutch | klas | a school class; a classroom; travel class |
| 5 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 6 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 7 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 8 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 9 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 10 | Russian | класс | class |
| 11 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Indonesian biasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | biasa | normal, ordinary, regular; common; used, usual,... |
| 2 | Malay | biasa | normal; normal, ordinary, regular; common |
| 3 | Old Javanese | [[byasa]], [[bhyāsa]], [[abhyāsa]] | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अभ्यास | habit; practice, habit |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अभ्यस् | to be over, reign over, excel, surpass, overpower |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अस् | to be; to throw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *has- | — |
via Malay luar biasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | luar biasa | extraordinary |