Where does “semua” come from?

semua (Malay) comes from Classical Malay samua, from Pali samūha, from Sanskrit समूह, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

semua (Malay): all

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Ancestry of “semua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaysamua—
2Palisamūhamultitude; mass; aggregation
3Sanskritसमूहa collection, assemblage, aggregate, heap,...
4Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
5Sanskritआसto have been
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “semua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →