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 *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa