Where does “sinyo” come from?

sinyo (Malay) comes from Portuguese Senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

Ancestry of “sinyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSenhorused before a name; Mister
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →