Where does “semaya” come from?

semaya (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦪ, from Old Javanese samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

semaya (Indonesian): to postpone, to delay

Definitions

  1. to postpone, to delay

Ancestry of “semaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦼꦩꦪto postpone, to delay
2Old Javanesesamayaagreement, promise
3Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
4Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
5Sanskritआसto have been
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →