Where does “santan” come from?
santan (Malay) comes from Old Javanese santĕn, from Old Javanese sāri, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior — old.
santan (Malay): coconut milk
Definitions
- coconut milk
Ancestry of “santan”, step by step
santan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese santĕn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | santĕn | essence, quintessence |
| 2 | Old Javanese | sāri | quintessence |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 4 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 5 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 6 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 7 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 9 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 10 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Kawi santĕn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawi | santĕn | — |