Where does “senteri” come from?

senteri (Malay) comes from Tamil சாத்திரி, from Hindi शास्त्री, from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

senteri (Malay): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “senteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசாத்திரி—
2Hindiशास्त्रीscientist
3Sanskritशास्त्रिन्learned in the shastras
4Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “senteri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →