Where does “rasa” come from?
rasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay rasa, from Pali rasa, from Sanskrit रस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
rasa (Indonesian): taste; feeling
Ancestry of “rasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | rasa | taste, flavour; perception, sensation, feeling;... |
| 2 | Pali | rasa | taste, flavor; juice; mercury |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रस | the sap or juice of plants and fruits; fluid,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrásas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |