Where does “suku bangsa” come from?
suku bangsa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bangsa, from Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós — to step.
suku bangsa (Indonesian): ethnicity
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Ancestry of “suku bangsa”, step by step
suku bangsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bangsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 2 | Malay | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 3 | Old Malay | vaṃśa | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |