Where does “Surabaya” come from?
Surabaya (Portuguese) comes from Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫ, from Old Javanese surā, from Sanskrit सुर, from Sanskrit सित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sHitás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s — to satiate, satisfy.
Ancestry of “Surabaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Surabaya | — |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ | — |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦱꦸꦫ | Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar |
| 4 | Old Javanese | surā | spirituous liquor |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सुर | god, divine, diety; idol; thirty-three |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सित | bound, tied, fettered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sHitás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂i-tó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |