Where does “sangka” come from?

sangka (Malay) comes from Classical Malay sangka, from Sanskrit शङ्का, from Sanskrit शङ्क्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “sangka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaysangkaguess, suspect; doubt; shell, conch-shell
2Sanskritशङ्काdoubt, suspicion, distrust, fear
3Sanskritशङ्क्to doubt; to hesitate; to suppose, assume
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “sangka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्क् →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्का →