Where does “selai” come from?
selai (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese geleia, from English jelly, from English jealous, from Middle English jelous, from Old French jalous, from Latin zēlōsus, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
selai (Indonesian): jam, sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
Definitions
- jam, sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
Ancestry of “selai”, step by step
selai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese geleia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | geleia | jelly; jam |
| 2 | English | jelly | A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and... |
| 3 | English | jealous | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries... |
| 4 | Middle English | jelous | Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's... |
| 5 | Old French | jalous | eager; zealous; jealous |
| 6 | Latin | zēlōsus | jealous |
| 7 | Latin | zēlus | zeal, emulation |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ζῆλος | Zelus |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |