Where does “biasiswa” come from?

biasiswa (Malay) comes from Malay siswa, from Sanskrit शिष्य, from Sanskrit शास्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁s- — to call, to command, to instruct; to proclaim,...

biasiswa (Malay): scholarship

Definitions

  1. scholarship

Ancestry of “biasiswa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysiswamale student; student
2Sanskritशिष्यstudent, pupil, disciple, scholar; passion,...
3Sanskritशास्to order; to command; to direct; to order,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁s-to call, to command, to instruct; to proclaim,...
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