Where does “pemerintahan” come from?

pemerintahan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian perintah, from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ, from Old Javanese pinta, from Sanskrit हित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

pemerintahan (Indonesian): governance

Definitions

  1. governance

Ancestry of “pemerintahan”, step by step

pemerintahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian perintah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianperintahcommand, instruction, direction, rule, order
2MalaypintaA request
3Javaneseꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠto ask
4Old Javanesepintarequest
5Sanskritहितplaced; beneficial, wholesome, convenient; sent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Indonesian pemerintah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpemerintahgovernment
2Malaypemerintahgovernment
3Classical Malaypemerintahgovernment

Words derived from “pemerintahan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-
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