Where does “cinta satu malam” come from?

cinta satu malam (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian satu, from Malay satu, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

cinta satu malam (Indonesian): one-night stand

Definitions

  1. one-night stand

Ancestry of “cinta satu malam”, step by step

cinta satu malam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian satu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansatuone
2Malaysatuone
3Proto-MalayicsA-one
4Proto-Malayicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
8Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
9Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Indonesian malam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmalamnight; wax, paraffin, particularly for making...
2Javaneseꦩꦭꦩ꧀wax
3Old Javanesemalam—
4Gujaratiમલમ—
5Classical Persianمرهم—
6Arabicمَرْهَم—

via Indonesian cinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancintalove, like; hopefully; worry
2Malaycintafeeling of love; strong attachment towards...
3Sanskritचिन्ताthinking, sad, care, anxiety, consideration
4Sanskritचिन्त्to think, have a thought or idea
5Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →