Where does “seru” come from?

seru (Malay) comes from Sanskrit सर्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

seru (Malay): to call; to shout; to exclaim; to summon

Definitions

  1. to call; to shout; to exclaim; to summon

Ancestry of “seru”, step by step

seru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सर्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसर्वwhole, entire, all, every; of all sorts,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Javanese ꦱꦼꦫꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦼꦫꦸloud
2Old Javanesesruswiftness, force, vehemence
3Old English-ruUsed to form the nominative/accusative plural of z-stem nouns
4Proto-Germanic-izōer

Words derived from “seru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →
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