Where does “seba” come from?

seba (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦱꦺꦧ, from Old Javanese sewa, from Sanskrit सेवा, from Sanskrit सेव् — to remain, stay, serve or worship.

seba (Malay): to face the king at the palace hall

Definitions

  1. to face the king at the palace hall

Ancestry of “seba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦺꦧto pay homage
2Old Javanesesewaservice
3Sanskritसेवाgoing or resorting to, visiting, frequenting;...
4Sanskritसेव्to remain, stay, serve or worship

Words derived from “seba”

Every word from Sanskrit सेव् →Every word from Sanskrit सेवा →Every word from Old Javanese sewa →