Where does “rakan sekelas” come from?

rakan sekelas (Malay) comes from Malay rakan, from Classical Malay rakan, from Sanskrit राग — dye, colour, especially red colour; passion,...

rakan sekelas (Malay): classmate

Definitions

  1. classmate

Ancestry of “rakan sekelas”, step by step

rakan sekelas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay rakan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrakanfriend
2Classical Malayrakan—
3Sanskritरागdye, colour, especially red colour; passion,...

via Malay sekelas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysekelas—
Every word from Sanskrit राग →Every word from Classical Malay rakan →Every word from Malay rakan →