Where does “sampailah” come from?
sampailah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sampai, from Malay sampai, from Tagalog sampay — clothes or laundry hanging on a line.
Ancestry of “sampailah”, step by step
sampailah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian sampai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sampai | bye |
| 2 | Malay | sampai | until |
| 3 | Tagalog | sampay | clothes or laundry hanging on a line |
via Indonesian lah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lah | — |