Where does “rama” come from?

rama (Malay) comes from Old Javanese rāma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *da-amax, from Proto-Austronesian *ama—h.

rama (Malay): father; title conferred on an adult male; priest

Definitions

  1. father; title conferred on an adult male; priest

Ancestry of “rama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneserāmafather (once: mother in Udyogaparwa), also used for uncle, guru, etc
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*da-amax—
3Proto-Austronesian*ama—h—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ama—h →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *da-amax →Every word from Old Javanese rāma →
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