Where does “sejumlah” come from?
sejumlah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jumlah, from Malay jumlah, from Arabic جملة — series, whole range, collectivity.
sejumlah (Indonesian): much
Definitions
- much
Ancestry of “sejumlah”, step by step
sejumlah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian jumlah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jumlah | total |
| 2 | Malay | jumlah | sum; total |
| 3 | Arabic | جملة | series, whole range, collectivity |
via Indonesian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | se | — |