Where does “rakyat biasa” come from?
rakyat biasa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian biasa, from Malay biasa, from Old Javanese [[byasa]], [[bhyāsa]], [[abhyāsa]], from Sanskrit अभ्यास, from Sanskrit अभ्यस्, from Sanskrit अस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *has-.
rakyat biasa (Indonesian): commoner: a member of the common people who holds no title or rank
Definitions
- commoner: a member of the common people who holds no title or rank
Ancestry of “rakyat biasa”, step by step
rakyat biasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian biasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | biasa | normal, ordinary, regular; common; used, usual,... |
| 2 | Malay | biasa | normal; normal, ordinary, regular; common |
| 3 | Old Javanese | [[byasa]], [[bhyāsa]], [[abhyāsa]] | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अभ्यास | habit; practice, habit |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अभ्यस् | to be over, reign over, excel, surpass, overpower |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अस् | to be; to throw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *has- | — |