Where does “sebaiknya” come from?

sebaiknya (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian se- -nya, from Indonesian se-, from Malay se-, from Old Malay sa-, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa.

sebaiknya (Indonesian): preferably, better, one's best

Definitions

  1. preferably, better, one's best

Ancestry of “sebaiknya”, step by step

sebaiknya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian se- -nya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianse- -nyaadverbial
2Indonesianse-one; same
3Malayse-one; used to form the comparative of adjectives;...
4Old Malaysa-—
5Proto-MalayicsA-one
6Proto-Malayicəsa—
7Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
8Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
10Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
11Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Indonesian baik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbaikgood; decent; okay
2Malaybaikgood; okay; decent
3Proto-Malayic*bait—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →