Where does “sukarela” come from?

sukarela (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian suka, from Malay suka, from Sanskrit सुख, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

sukarela (Indonesian): voluntary

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “sukarela”, step by step

sukarela traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian suka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansukapleasure; like; love
2Malaysukato like, to love; happiness, joy; pleasure
3Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
4Sanskritसु-good, well
5Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-
6Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Malay sukarela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysukarelavoluntary
2Malayrelawilling
3Arabicرِضَا
4Arabicرِضًاbeing pleased; consent, approval
5Arabicرَضِيَto be satisfied, to be pleased

via Indonesian rela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrelawilling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Sanskrit सु-