Where does “orang rumah” come from?
orang rumah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian rumah, from Malay rumah, from Classical Malay rumah, from Proto-Malayic rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.
orang rumah (Indonesian): wife
Definitions
- wife
Ancestry of “orang rumah”, step by step
orang rumah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian rumah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | rumah | house; home |
| 2 | Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 3 | Classical Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | rumah | house |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀumaq | house |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀumaq | house |
via Indonesian orang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | orang | human, person; a vassal; a subject; a person who... |
| 2 | Malay | orang | person; human, person; a vassal; a subject |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | uRaŋ | outsider |
via Malay orang rumah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | orang rumah | A married woman, A wife |