Where does “serawan” come from?
serawan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian rawan, from Urdu رَوَاں, from Persian روان, from French Rouen, from Old French Roem, from Latin Rotomagus, from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
serawan (Indonesian): classifier for things that occur in a small series/sets/suits
Definitions
- classifier for things that occur in a small series/sets/suits
Ancestry of “serawan”, step by step
serawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian rawan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | rawan | affected, moved, touched |
| 2 | Urdu | رَوَاں | — |
| 3 | Persian | روان | fluid; flowing; fluent |
| 4 | French | Rouen | — |
| 5 | Old French | Roem | — |
| 6 | Latin | Rotomagus | The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen |
| 7 | Gaulish | Ratumacos | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | magos | field |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Indonesian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | se | — |