Where does “seluar pendek” come from?

seluar pendek (Malay) comes from Malay seluar, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

seluar pendek (Malay): shorts clothing

Definitions

  1. shorts clothing

Ancestry of “seluar pendek”, step by step

seluar pendek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay seluar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseluartrousers UK, pants US
2Persianشلوارtrousers
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Malay pendek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypendekshort
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pandak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →