Where does “pramubalita” come from?

pramubalita (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian balita, from Indonesian lima, from Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

pramubalita (Indonesian): babysitter

Definitions

  1. babysitter

Ancestry of “pramubalita”, step by step

pramubalita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian balita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbalitatoddler
2Indonesianlimafive
3Malaylimafive
4Proto-Malayiclima(ʔ)five
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
6Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

via Indonesian pramu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpramu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima
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