Where does “sial” come from?

sial (Indonesian) comes from English sial, from Malay sial, from Classical Malay sial.

sial (Indonesian): unlucky; damn

Definitions

  1. unlucky; damn

Ancestry of “sial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsialThe rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form...
2Malaysialunlucky; damn
3Classical Malaysial

Words derived from “sial

Every word from Classical Malay sialEvery word from Malay sialEvery word from English sial