Where does “paksa” come from?

paksa (Indonesian) comes from Malay paksa, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

paksa (Indonesian): compulsion

Definitions

  1. compulsion

Ancestry of “paksa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypaksato force, to compel
2Sanskritपक्षwing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpakšás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-só-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “paksa”

Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s →