Where does “skulah menengah” come from?
skulah menengah (Brunei Malay) comes from Malay sekolah menengah, from Malay sekolah, from Portuguese escola, from Old Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.
skulah menengah (Brunei Malay): secondary school UK, high school US
Definitions
- secondary school UK, high school US
Ancestry of “skulah menengah”, step by step
skulah menengah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay sekolah menengah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | sekolah menengah | high school US, secondary school UK |
| 2 | Malay | sekolah | school; school time; learning |
| 3 | Portuguese | escola | school; campus; college |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | escola | — |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Brunei Malay skulah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Malay | skulah | school, schools |