Where does “kesunyian” come from?

kesunyian (Malay) comes from Malay sunyi, from Classical Malay sunyi, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

kesunyian (Malay): silence; quietness; stillness

Definitions

  1. silence; quietness; stillness

Ancestry of “kesunyian”, step by step

kesunyian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sunyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysunyideserted, empty; quiet, silent
2Classical Malaysunyi—
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Malay ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Proto-Malayic*kə- -an—
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Classical Malay sunyi →