Where does “utamakan” come from?

utamakan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian utama, from Malay utama, from Classical Malay utama, from Sanskrit उत्तम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan uttamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás, from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utamakan (Indonesian): to prioritize

Definitions

  1. to prioritize

Ancestry of “utamakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianutamabest
2Malayutamamain
3Classical Malayutamabest; main, principal
4Sanskritउत्तमuppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
7Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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