Where does “selasih” come from?

selasih (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦱꦶꦃ, from Old Javanese sulasih, from Sanskrit तुलसी, from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV — holy basil.

selasih (Malay): basil

Definitions

  1. basil

Ancestry of “selasih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦼꦭꦱꦶꦃ—
2Old Javanesesulasih—
3Sanskritतुलसीbasil (a sacred plant for Vaishnavas)
4Proto-Dravidian*tulacVholy basil
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV →Every word from Sanskrit तुलसी →Every word from Old Javanese sulasih →