Where does “terima kasih” come from?

terima kasih (Malay) comes from Malay terima, from Kawi tarima, from Sanskrit तारिम.

terima kasih (Malay): thank you an expression of gratitude

Definitions

  1. thank you an expression of gratitude

Ancestry of “terima kasih”, step by step

terima kasih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay terima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayterimaTo receive; to receive
2Kawitarima—
3Sanskritतारिम—

via Malay kasih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—

Words derived from “terima kasih”

Every word from Sanskrit तारिम →Every word from Kawi tarima →Every word from Malay terima →