Where does “sialan” come from?

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

sialan (Indonesian): Fuck!, shit!

Definitions

  1. Fuck!, shit!

Ancestry of “sialan”, step by step

sialan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansialunlucky; damn
2EnglishsialThe rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form...
3Malaysialunlucky; damn
4Classical Malaysial—

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Classical Malay sial →Every word from Malay sial →Every word from English sial →