Where does “selaput udara” come from?

selaput udara (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian udara, from Sanskrit उदार, from Sanskrit उद — water.

selaput udara (Indonesian): atmosphere (the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body)

Definitions

  1. atmosphere (the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body)

Ancestry of “selaput udara”, step by step

selaput udara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian udara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianudaraair
2Sanskritउदारnoble; liberal; honest
3Sanskritउदwater

via Indonesian selaput

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianselaputmembrane
2Malayselaput—
Every word from Sanskrit उद →