Where does “spasi” come from?

spasi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch spatie, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spasi (Indonesian): space, gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap

Definitions

  1. space, gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap

Ancestry of “spasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspatiespace
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Latin spatium
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