Where does “syabas” come from?

syabas (Indonesian) comes from Malay syabas, from Hindi शाबाश, from Classical Persian شاباش, from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas.

syabas (Indonesian): bravo, well done!, good show!

Definitions

  1. bravo, well done!, good show!

Ancestry of “syabas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysyabaswell done
2Hindiशाबाशshabash, good job
3Classical Persianشاباش—
4Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
5Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
6Middle Persianš't'—
7Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
8Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
9Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →