Where does “pinta” come from?

pinta (Iban) comes from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ, from Old Javanese pinta, from Sanskrit हित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

pinta (Iban): request

Definitions

  1. request

Ancestry of “pinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypintaA request
2Javaneseꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠto ask
3Old Javanesepintarequest
4Sanskritहितplaced; beneficial, wholesome, convenient; sent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “pinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Sanskrit हित →Every word from Old Javanese pinta →