Where does “pramubarang” come from?

pramubarang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian barang, from Javanese barang, from Old Javanese baraṅ.

pramubarang (Indonesian): porter

Definitions

  1. porter

Ancestry of “pramubarang”, step by step

pramubarang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian barang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbarangthing; baggage
2Javanesebarang
3Old Javanesebaraṅ

via Indonesian pramu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpramu
Every word from Old Javanese baraṅ
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