Other etymological root suggests that the word is said to derive from 'silap' (to make a mistake). This means that using the opponent's strength against them—in their strength lies their weakness. This strength could be physical or psychological. Others suggested that it originated from the word "sekilat" meaning “as fast as lightening” derived from "kilat" (lightning); "sila" (as in silsilah or chain) indicating the transmission of Silat from guru to murid (disciple of Silat or other religious or secular knowledge); and more mysteriously, from the Arabic "solat" (prayer), although linguists regard solat as an unlikely candidate for the etymological root of 'Silat'. Other contenders for the etymological root of 'Silat' include the 'Orang Selat' (an indigenous Malay people of Singapore), and selat as in "Selat Melaka" (the Straits of Malacca). English-language publications are sometimes mistakenly refer to Silat Melayu as "bersilat" but this is actually a verb form of the noun Silat, literally meaning "to perform Silat".