Where does “Pasundan” come from?
Pasundan (Indonesian) comes from Sundanese Sunda, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
Pasundan (Indonesian): West Java
Definitions
- West Java
Ancestry of “Pasundan”, step by step
Pasundan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sundanese Sunda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | Sunda | Sunda all senses relating to regions of Southeast Asia |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Sundanese pa- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | pa- -an | — |