Where does “kula” come from?
kula (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦏꦸꦭ, from Old Javanese kūla, from Sanskrit कल, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
kula (Malay): slave; I
Ancestry of “kula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦏꦸꦭ | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | kūla | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कल | indistinct, dumb; indistinct or inarticulate;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |