Where does “puasa” come from?

puasa (Cebuano) comes from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

puasa (Cebuano): to fast; to abstain; fasting

Definitions

  1. to fast; to abstain; fasting

Ancestry of “puasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypuasaTo fast
2Sanskritउपवासfast
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “puasa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपवास →