Where does “sependa” come from?

sependa (Malay) comes from Malay dalam, from Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀, from Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.

sependa (Malay): underwear; pants; panties

Definitions

  1. underwear; pants; panties

Ancestry of “sependa”, step by step

sependa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dalam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydalamdeep; inside, in, within; indoor
2Javaneseꦢꦊꦩ꧀in, inside, within
3Old Javanesedaleminterior inner part
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
5Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

via Malay seluar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseluartrousers UK, pants US
2Persianشلوارtrousers
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Malay pendek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypendekshort
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pandak—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →Every word from Old Javanese dalem →