Where does “saksihan” come from?
saksihan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano saksi, from Malay saksi, from Sanskrit साक्षी, from Sanskrit साक्षिन्, from Sanskrit साक्ष, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa- — together, one.
saksihan (Cebuano): to witness
Definitions
- to witness
Ancestry of “saksihan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | saksi | one who sees or has personal knowledge of... |
| 2 | Malay | saksi | witness |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साक्षी | masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् |
| 4 | Sanskrit | साक्षिन् | witness, spectator |
| 5 | Sanskrit | साक्ष | furnished with a yoke of oxen |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |