Where does “seru” come from?

seru (Indonesian) comes from Malay seru, from Sanskrit सर्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

seru (Indonesian): call, shout, cry

Definitions

  1. call, shout, cry

Ancestry of “seru”, step by step

seru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay seru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseruto call; to shout; to exclaim; to summon
2Sanskritसर्वwhole, entire, all, every; of all sorts,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Arabic سرو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسروcypress
2Middle Persian???cypress
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →