Where does “ilmu pisah” come from?

ilmu pisah (Indonesian) comes from Dutch scheikunde, from Dutch scheiden, from Middle Dutch scheiden, from Old Dutch skeithan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.

ilmu pisah (Indonesian): chemistry

Definitions

  1. chemistry

Ancestry of “ilmu pisah”, step by step

ilmu pisah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scheikunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheikundechemistry
2Dutchscheidento separate; to divorce
3Middle Dutchscheidento separate; to dissolve, to break up; to divide
4Old Dutchskeithanto leave, to separate from
5Proto-West Germanicskaiþanto separate
6Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Indonesian ilmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianilmuknowledge; science
2Malayilmuknowledge, learning, science; knowledge; science
3Arabicعِلْمscience; knowledge, lore

via Indonesian pisah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpisahto separate
2Malaypisahto separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →
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