Where does “rusung” come from?

rusung (Makasar) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

rusung (Makasar): village-like; not yet or only slightly influenced by modern civilization

Definitions

  1. village-like; not yet or only slightly influenced by modern civilization

Ancestry of “rusung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongodusunthousand
2Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
3Middle Dutchdusentthousand
4Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
5Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
6Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “rusung”

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