Where does “sisa” come from?

sisa (Malay) comes from Sanskrit शेष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śayṣ- — to remain.

sisa (Malay): residue, leftover, remains

Definitions

  1. residue, leftover, remains

Ancestry of “sisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशेषthat which is saved or spared or allowed to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśayṣ-to remain

Words derived from “sisa”

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