Where does “Sentosa” come from?
Sentosa (English) comes from Malay sentosa, from Sanskrit संतोष, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “Sentosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sentosa | peaceful |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संतोष | satisfaction, contentment; delight, joy, pleasure |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |