Where does “salam sejahtera” come from?

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

salam sejahtera (Malay): greetings when addressing someone

Definitions

  1. greetings when addressing someone

Ancestry of “salam sejahtera”, step by step

salam sejahtera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay salam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysalam
2Classical Malaysalam
3Tamilசாலம்sal
4Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
5Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Malay sejahtera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysejahterapeace, tranquility, ease
2Sanskritसाध्यto be subdued or mastered or won or managed,...
3Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit विशाल
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