Where does “silakan” come from?

silakan (Malay) comes from Classical Malay silakan, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

silakan (Malay): please

Definitions

  1. please

Ancestry of “silakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaysilakan—
2Classical Malaysila—
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “silakan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शील →