Where does “unsur” come from?

unsur (Malay) comes from Old English sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

unsur (Malay): element

Definitions

  1. element

Ancestry of “unsur”, step by step

unsur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūrsour
2Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via Arabic عُنْصُر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعُنْصُر—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sūr →