Where does “salam” come from?

salam (Classical Malay) comes from Tamil சாலம், from Sanskrit विशाल, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “salam”, step by step

salam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சாலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசாலம்sal
2Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Arabic سَلَام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَلَامpeace; hello; greeting; peace
2Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare

Words derived from “salam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विशाल →