Where does “mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati” come from?
mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati (Indonesian) comes from Malay daripada, from Indonesian pada, from Malay pada, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati (Indonesian): a stitch in time saves nine
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Ancestry of “mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati”, step by step
mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay daripada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | daripada | from; than |
| 2 | Indonesian | pada | at, on; with |
| 3 | Malay | pada | at, on; with |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Indonesian mencegah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | mencegah | to prevent |
| 2 | Indonesian | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 3 | Malay | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *mAN- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *maN- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *maN- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via Indonesian mengobati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | mengobati | to treat (on something), to provide medical care for |
| 2 | Indonesian | obat | medicine, a substance which specifically promotes... |
| 3 | Old Javanese | uwat | cure, remedy, medicine |
| 4 | Malay | ubat | medicine |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | ubat | medicine, drug |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ubat | powder |