Where does “sentosa” come from?
sentosa (Malay) comes from Sanskrit संतोष, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sentosa (Malay): peaceful
Ancestry of “sentosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | संतोष | satisfaction, contentment; delight, joy, pleasure |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sentosa”