Where does “usada” come from?
usada (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦸꦱꦢ, from Old Javanese osadha, from Pali osadha, from Sanskrit औषध, from Sanskrit ओषधि — a herb, plant, especially, a medicinal herb.
usada (Indonesian): drug
Definitions
- drug
Ancestry of “usada”, step by step
usada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦲꦸꦱꦢ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦲꦸꦱꦢ | drug, medicine |
| 2 | Old Javanese | osadha | — |
| 3 | Pali | osadha | medicine |
| 4 | Sanskrit | औषध | drug, medicine; herbs used in medicine, medicine... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ओषधि | a herb, plant, especially, a medicinal herb |
via Balinese ᬉᬱᬥ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balinese | ᬉᬱᬥ | — |