Where does “pratama” come from?
pratama (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦥꦿꦠꦩ, from English Prathama, from Sanskrit प्रथम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European pro-tm̥mós, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
pratama (Indonesian): main squad leader
Definitions
- main squad leader
Ancestry of “pratama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦥꦿꦠꦩ | first |
| 2 | English | Prathama | The first day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रथम | foremost, first; earliest, primary, original,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pratʰamás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pratamás | first |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-tm̥mós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |