Where does “seniwati” come from?
seniwati (Malay) comes from Malay seni, from Indonesian se-, 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.
Ancestry of “seniwati”, step by step
seniwati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay seni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | seni | discrete; fine; art |
| 2 | Indonesian | se- | one; same |
| 3 | Malay | se- | one; used to form the comparative of adjectives;... |
| 4 | Old Malay | sa- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | sA- | one |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 11 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Malay wati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | wati | — |