Where does “umpama” come from?
umpama (Indonesian) comes from Malay umpama, from Pali upamā, from Sanskrit उपमा, from Tamil உப்புமா, from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
umpama (Indonesian): instance, model, example; as though, like, as if
Definitions
- instance, model, example; as though, like, as if
Ancestry of “umpama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | umpama | instance, model, example; as though, like, as if |
| 2 | Pali | upamā | simile; parable; comparison |
| 3 | Sanskrit | उपमा | |
| 4 | Tamil | உப்புமா | — |
| 5 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
Words derived from “umpama”