Where does “rumah sakit” come from?
rumah sakit (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian rumah, from Malay rumah, from Classical Malay rumah, from Proto-Malayic rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.
rumah sakit (Indonesian): A hospital, medical care facility
Definitions
- A hospital, medical care facility
Ancestry of “rumah sakit”, step by step
rumah sakit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian rumah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | rumah | house; home |
| 2 | Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 3 | Classical Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | rumah | house |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀumaq | house |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀumaq | house |
via Indonesian sakit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sakit | ill; sick; hurt |
| 2 | Malay | sakit | ill, painful, sick; ill; sick; hurt |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *sakit | — |
via Malay rumah sakit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | rumah sakit | hospital; A hospital, medical care facility |
| 2 | Dutch | ziekenhuis | A hospital, medical care facility; An infirmary |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | siechuus | — |