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

Definitions

  1. slave; I

Ancestry of “kula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦸꦭnoble lineage
2Old Javanesekūlabank, shore
3Sanskritकलindistinct, dumb; indistinct or inarticulate;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Sanskrit कल →Every word from Old Javanese kūla →