Where does “waspada” come from?
waspada (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ, from Old Javanese waspada, from Old Javanese pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “waspada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ | watchful, on the alert |
| 2 | Old Javanese | waspada | clear: free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood |
| 3 | Old Javanese | pāda | foot |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |