Where does “tubutta rusung” come from?
tubutta rusung (Makasar) comes from Makasar butta rusung, 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 — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tubutta rusung (Makasar): a villager
Definitions
- a villager
Ancestry of “tubutta rusung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | butta rusung | a village in contrast to a city, emphasizing the old-fashioned lifestyle of its inhabitants |
| 2 | Makasar | rusung | village-like; not yet or only slightly influenced by modern civilization |
| 3 | Sranan Tongo | dusun | thousand |
| 4 | Dutch | duizend | thousand; a thousand |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | dusent | thousand |
| 6 | Old Dutch | thūsunt | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |