Where does “salam” come from?

salam (Malay) comes from Classical Malay salam, from Tamil சாலம், from Sanskrit विशाल, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “salam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaysalam—
2Tamilசாலம்sal
3Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
4Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “salam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विशाल →