Where does “sawindu” come from?

sawindu (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese sa-, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sawindu (Sundanese): a period of eight years

Definitions

  1. a period of eight years

Ancestry of “sawindu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesesa-one
2Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
3Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Sundanese sa- →