Where does “anak buah” come from?
anak buah (Malay) comes from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona, from Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
anak buah (Malay): nephew; niece
Definitions
- nephew; niece
Ancestry of “anak buah”, step by step
anak buah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay buah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 2 | Malay | nona | miss, lady (young unmarried woman) |
| 3 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |