Where does “swasta” come from?
swasta (Malay) comes from Sanskrit स्वस्थ, from Sanskrit स्था, from Sanskrit -प्-, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
swasta (Malay): private
Definitions
- private
Ancestry of “swasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वस्थ | healthy, healthful; hale and hearty; sound,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्था | to stand, station oneself, take up a position on;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -प्- | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |