Where does “kata sendi nama” come from?

kata sendi nama (Malay) comes from Malay nama, from Classical Malay nama, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

kata sendi nama (Malay): preposition, adposition

Definitions

  1. preposition, adposition

Ancestry of “kata sendi nama”, step by step

kata sendi nama traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay nama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynamaname; noun
2Classical Malaynamaname; noun
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Malay sendi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysendijoint; sinew; hinge, a jointed or flexible device...
2Sanskritसंधिcontaining a conjunction or transition from one...
3Sanskritसंधाto join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix
4Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
5Sanskritआसto have been
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Malay kata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykataword
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma