Where does “semaya” come from?

semaya (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

semaya (Balinese): agreement, promise, covenant

Definitions

  1. agreement, promise, covenant

Ancestry of “semaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesesamayaagreement, promise
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →