Where does “sinis” come from?

sinis (Malay) comes from Indonesian sinis, from Dutch cynisch, from German zynisch, from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sinis (Malay): cynical

Definitions

  1. cynical

Ancestry of “sinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansiniscynical
2Dutchcynischcynical
3Germanzynischcynical
4LatinCynicusCynic
5Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →