Where does “sukma” come from?
sukma (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ, from Pali sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सुक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
sukma (Malay): soul, life
Definitions
- soul, life
Ancestry of “sukma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ | — |
| 2 | Pali | sukhuma | deep, profound; delicate, fine; keen |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सूक्ष्म | acute, subtle, keen; nice, exact, precise;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सुक्ष्म | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |