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Where does “anak sulung” come from?

anak sulung (Malay) comes from Indonesian anak, from Indonesian perempuan, from Indonesian per- -an, from Indonesian sero, from Indonesian pesero, from Indonesian persero, from Portuguese parceiro, from Old Portuguese parceiro — passed , crossed.

anak sulung (Malay): first child

Definitions

  1. first child

Ancestry of “anak sulung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiananakchild
2Indonesianperempuanfemale; woman
3Indonesianper- -an—
4Indonesiansero—
5Indonesianpesero—
6Indonesianpersero—
7Portugueseparceiropartner, sidekick; fellow
8Old Portugueseparceiro—
9Latinpartiārius—
10Latinpartiō—
11Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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