Where does “salju” come from?

salju (Indonesian) comes from Malay salju, from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.

salju (Indonesian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “salju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysaljusnow
2Arabicثَلْج—
3Proto-Semiticṯalg-snow
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →Every word from Malay salju →