Where does “gelisah” come from?

gelisah (Indonesian) comes from Malay gelisah, from Sanskrit क्लेश, from Sanskrit क्लिश् — to torment, trouble, molest, cause pain, afflict.

gelisah (Indonesian): nervous, anxious

Definitions

  1. nervous, anxious

Ancestry of “gelisah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygelisahnervous, anxious
2Sanskritक्लेशpain, affliction, distress, pain from disease,...
3Sanskritक्लिश्to torment, trouble, molest, cause pain, afflict
Every word from Sanskrit क्लिश् →Every word from Sanskrit क्लेश →Every word from Malay gelisah →