Where does “mesra” come from?

mesra (Indonesian) comes from Malay mesra, from Sanskrit मिश्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan miśrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mićrás, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mesra (Indonesian): cordial, intimate

Definitions

  1. cordial, intimate

Ancestry of “mesra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaymesraCompletely mixed
2Sanskritमिश्रmixed, mingled, blended
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmiśrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmićrásmixed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-ró-smixed, mingled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s →