Where does “seleju” come from?

seleju (Iban) comes from Malay salji, from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.

seleju (Iban): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “seleju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysaljisnow
2Arabicثَلْج—
3Proto-Semiticṯalg-snow
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →Every word from Malay salji →