Malay setia

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás (derived)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (mention)

← Sanskrit सत्य (borrowed)

→ Indonesian setia (inherited)

→ Malay setiausaha (compound)