Where does “pramuterbang” come from?

pramuterbang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian terbang, from Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

pramuterbang (Indonesian): a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers; flight attendant

Definitions

  1. a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers; flight attendant

Ancestry of “pramuterbang”, step by step

pramuterbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian terbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianterbangto fly
2Malayterbangto fly
3Proto-MalayictAr-
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-
5Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-

via Indonesian pramu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpramu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-