Where does “juruterbang” come from?

juruterbang (Malay) comes from Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

juruterbang (Malay): pilot controller of aircraft

Definitions

  1. pilot controller of aircraft

Ancestry of “juruterbang”, step by step

juruterbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay terbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterbangto fly
2Proto-MalayictAr-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-—
4Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-—

via Malay juru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayjuruA corner
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—

Words derived from “juruterbang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayic tAr- →
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