Where does “buka puasa” come from?

buka puasa (English) 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,...

buka puasa (English): Relating to iftar

Definitions

  1. Relating to iftar

Ancestry of “buka puasa”, step by step

buka puasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay puasa

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,...

via Malay buka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybukato open; open; to be open
2Proto-Malayicbuka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbukato open

Words derived from “buka puasa”

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