Where does “sekolah rakyat” come from?

sekolah rakyat (Indonesian) comes from German Volksschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.

sekolah rakyat (Indonesian): elementary school (US), primary school (UK)

Definitions

  1. elementary school (US), primary school (UK)

Ancestry of “sekolah rakyat”, step by step

sekolah rakyat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Volksschule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolksschuleelementary school, grade school, the “default” type of school where most children got their compulsory education, typically from ages 6~7 through 13~14
2Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanschuoleschool
4Old High Germanscuolaschool
5Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
6LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
7Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
8Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
9Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Indonesian sekolah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansekolahschool; school time; learning
2Malaysekolahschool; school time; learning
3Portugueseescolaschool; campus; college
4Old Portugueseescola

via Indonesian rakyat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrakyatcitizen, subject; people, populace; folk
2Malayrakyatcitizen, subject; people, populace; folk
3Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-