Where does “padam” come from?

padam (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit पद्म, from Sanskrit पुष्प — flower, blossom; the menstrual flux; a particular...

padam (Indonesian): to extinguish (fire)

Definitions

  1. to extinguish (fire)

Ancestry of “padam”, step by step

padam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पद्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपद्मlotus; lotus-coloured
2Sanskritपुष्पflower, blossom; the menstrual flux; a particular...

via Malay padam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypadamto extinguish fire
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*padəm—

Words derived from “padam”

Every word from Sanskrit पुष्प →Every word from Sanskrit पद्म →