Where does “sastera” come from?
sastera (Malay) comes from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
sastera (Malay): literature; Nonstandard form of sastra
Definitions
- literature; Nonstandard form of sastra
Ancestry of “sastera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
Words derived from “sastera”