Where does “bahasa kebangsaan” come from?
bahasa kebangsaan (Malay) comes from Indonesian kebangsaan, from Indonesian bangsa, from Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás — to step.
bahasa kebangsaan (Malay): national language, a language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction
Definitions
- national language, a language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction
Ancestry of “bahasa kebangsaan”, step by step
bahasa kebangsaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kebangsaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kebangsaan | nationality; nationalism |
| 2 | Indonesian | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 3 | Malay | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 4 | Old Malay | vaṃśa | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |