Where does “melati” come from?

melati (Indonesian) comes from Malay melati, from Classical Malay ملاتي, from Sanskrit मालती — a kind of jasmine; jasmine.

melati (Indonesian): jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

Definitions

  1. jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

Ancestry of “melati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymelatijasmine (Jasminum sambac)
2Classical Malayملاتي—
3Sanskritमालतीa kind of jasmine; jasmine
Every word from Sanskrit मालती →Every word from Classical Malay ملاتي →Every word from Malay melati →