Where does “menteri pertama” come from?
menteri pertama (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pertama, from Malay pertama, from Sanskrit प्रथम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European pro-tm̥mós, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
menteri pertama (Indonesian): first minister, prime minister
Definitions
- first minister, prime minister
Ancestry of “menteri pertama”, step by step
menteri pertama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian pertama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pertama | first |
| 2 | Malay | pertama | first |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रथम | foremost, first; earliest, primary, original,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pratʰamás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pratamás | first |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-tm̥mós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Indonesian menteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | menteri | minister, a politician who heads a ministry;... |
| 2 | Malay | menteri | minister, vizier; minister, a politician who... |
| 3 | Hindi | मन्त्रि | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |