Where does “meterai” come from?

meterai (Malay) comes from Tamil முத்திரை, from Sanskrit मुद्रा, from Sanskrit मुद्र, from Sanskrit मुद्, from Proto-Indo-European mewd- — to rejoice.

meterai (Malay): stamp

Definitions

  1. stamp

Ancestry of “meterai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுத்திரை—
2Sanskritमुद्राa seal or any instrument used for sealing or...
3Sanskritमुद्रjoyous, glad
4Sanskritमुद्API 1 A; to be happy; to rejoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmewd-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewd- →Every word from Sanskrit मुद् →Every word from Sanskrit मुद्र →