Where does “paʼrasangang rusung” come from?
paʼrasangang rusung (Makasar) comes from Makasar rusung, from Sranan Tongo dusun, from Dutch duizend, from Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
paʼrasangang rusung (Makasar): a village
Definitions
- a village
Ancestry of “paʼrasangang rusung”, step by step
paʼrasangang rusung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Makasar rusung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | rusung | village-like; not yet or only slightly influenced by modern civilization |
| 2 | Sranan Tongo | dusun | thousand |
| 3 | Dutch | duizend | thousand; a thousand |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dusent | thousand |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thūsunt | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Makasar paʼrasangang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | paʼrasangang | land; country; region |
| 2 | Proto-North Sarawak | asaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hasaŋ | gills |