Where does “sabda” come from?

sabda (Malay) comes from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

sabda (Malay): word of God or of a prophet; to say, to speak

Definitions

  1. word of God or of a prophet; to say, to speak

Ancestry of “sabda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

Words derived from “sabda”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →