Where does “meminta” come from?

meminta (Malay) comes from Malay minta, from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ, from Old Javanese pinta, from Sanskrit हित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “meminta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaymintaTo ask; to request
2MalaypintaA request
3Javaneseꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠto ask
4Old Javanesepintarequest
5Sanskritहितplaced; beneficial, wholesome, convenient; sent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-