Where does “seteru” come from?

seteru (Indonesian) comes from Malay seteru, from Old Malay śatru, from Sanskrit शत्रु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śátruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- — to be angry.

seteru (Indonesian): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “seteru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseteru—
2Old Malayśatru—
3Sanskritशत्रुliterally probably "overthrower"; enemy, foe;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśátruṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćátruš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱét-ru-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱet-to be angry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš →