Where does “mahasiswa” come from?

mahasiswa (Indonesian) comes from Malay mahasiswa, from Sanskrit महाशिष्य.

mahasiswa (Indonesian): university student

Definitions

  1. university student

Ancestry of “mahasiswa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahasiswauniversity student
2Sanskritमहाशिष्य—

Words derived from “mahasiswa”

Every word from Sanskrit महाशिष्य →Every word from Malay mahasiswa →
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