Where does “gencatan senjata” come from?

gencatan senjata (Malay) comes from Malay senjata, from Sanskrit संयत्त — prepared, ready, being on one's guard.

gencatan senjata (Malay): ceasefire; armistice; truce

Definitions

  1. ceasefire; armistice; truce

Ancestry of “gencatan senjata”, step by step

gencatan senjata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay senjata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysenjataweapon
2Sanskritसंयत्तprepared, ready, being on one's guard

via Malay gencatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygencatan—
Every word from Sanskrit संयत्त →Every word from Malay senjata →