Where does “senja” come from?
senja (Malay) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸, from Sanskrit संध्या, from Sanskrit संधि, from Sanskrit संधा, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
senja (Malay): dusk, twilight — the time of day just after sunset but before nightfall
Definitions
- dusk, twilight — the time of day just after sunset but before nightfall
Ancestry of “senja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संध्या | the act of holding together; a union, junction |
| 3 | Sanskrit | संधि | containing a conjunction or transition from one... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | संधा | to join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आस | to have been |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |