Where does “rawan” come from?
rawan (Indonesian) comes from Urdu رَوَاں, from Persian روان, from French Rouen, from Old French Roem, from Latin Rotomagus, from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos, from Proto-Celtic magos — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
rawan (Indonesian): affected, moved, touched
Definitions
- affected, moved, touched
Ancestry of “rawan”, step by step
rawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu رَوَاں
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | رَوَاں | — |
| 2 | Persian | روان | fluid; flowing; fluent |
| 3 | French | Rouen | — |
| 4 | Old French | Roem | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rotomagus | The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen |
| 6 | Gaulish | Ratumacos | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | magos | field |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Malay rawan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | rawan | — |