Where does “lemari” come from?
lemari (Malay) comes from Indonesian lemari, from Javanese ꦊꦩꦫꦶ, from Portuguese armário, from Latin armārium, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
lemari (Malay): cupboard
Definitions
- cupboard
Ancestry of “lemari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lemari | cupboard, wardrobe |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦊꦩꦫꦶ | cupboard |
| 3 | Portuguese | armário | cupboard; wardrobe; locker |
| 4 | Latin | armārium | a cupboard, closet, chest, especially one in the sacristy of a church where vestments are kept |
| 5 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 6 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |