Where does “celaka” come from?

celaka (Chinese) comes from Malay celaka, from Sanskrit छल, from Sanskrit स्खल्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

celaka (Chinese): damn it!

Definitions

damn it!

Ancestry of “celaka”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	celaka	wretched, unlucky
2	Sanskrit	छल	fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy
3	Sanskrit	स्खल्	to stumble
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Sanskrit स्खल् →Every word from Sanskrit छल →