Where does “pasrah” come from?

pasrah (Indonesian) comes from Javanese pasrah, from Javanese srah, from Old Javanese srah, from Sanskrit श्रः.

pasrah (Indonesian): to surrender, resign oneself; to accept something (usually negative) without resistance

Definitions

  1. to surrender, resign oneself; to accept something (usually negative) without resistance

Ancestry of “pasrah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesepasrahto give up
2Javanesesrahto surrender
3Old Javanesesrahsomething handed over
4Sanskritश्रः—
Every word from Sanskrit श्रः →Every word from Old Javanese srah →Every word from Javanese srah →