Where does “santan” come from?
santan (Tausug) comes from Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn, from Old Javanese sāri, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire — old.
santan (Tausug): sugared coconut milk with cooked rice
Definitions
- sugared coconut milk with cooked rice
Ancestry of “santan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | santan | coconut milk |
| 2 | Old Javanese | santĕn | essence, quintessence |
| 3 | Old Javanese | sāri | quintessence |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 5 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 6 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 7 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 8 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 10 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 11 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |