Where does “sederhana” come from?

sederhana (Indonesian) comes from Malay sederhana, from Sanskrit साधारण, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sederhana (Indonesian): simple

Definitions

  1. simple

Ancestry of “sederhana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysederhanamedium; moderate; average
2Sanskritसाधारणcommon, ordinary; "having or resting on the same...
3Sanskritस-with
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sederhana

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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