Where does “sebentar” come from?

sebentar (Malay) comes from Malay se-, from Old Malay sa-, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

sebentar (Malay): for a moment; for a while; briefly indicating a short duration

Definitions

  1. for a moment; for a while; briefly indicating a short duration

Ancestry of “sebentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayse-one; used to form the comparative of adjectives;...
2Old Malaysa-—
3Proto-MalayicsA-one
4Proto-Malayicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
8Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
9Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →