Where does “sebulan” come from?
sebulan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bulan, from Malay bulan, from Proto-Malayic bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.
sebulan (Indonesian): a month
Definitions
- a month
Ancestry of “sebulan”, step by step
sebulan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bulan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bulan | moon; month |
| 2 | Malay | bulan | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | bulan | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bulan | moon |
| 5 | Austronesian | *bulaN | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | bulaN | moon; month; menstruation |
via Indonesian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | se | — |