Where does “sjaksi” come from?
sjaksi (Malay) comes from Sanskrit साक्षी, from Sanskrit साक्षिन्, from Sanskrit साक्ष, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “sjaksi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | साक्षी | masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् |
| 2 | Sanskrit | साक्षिन् | witness, spectator |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साक्ष | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sjaksi”