Where does “sima” come from?

sima (Indonesian) comes from English sima, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

sima (Indonesian): sima: The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium

Definitions

  1. sima: The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium

Ancestry of “sima”, step by step

sima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsimaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a...
2Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

via Old Javanese sīma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesesīmafreehold of a tenure or estate in land
2Sanskritसीमाfrontier, boundary, edge
Every word from Ancient Greek σιμός →