Where does “akéh” come from?

akéh (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese akweh, from Old Javanese a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

akéh (Balinese): many

Definitions

  1. many

Ancestry of “akéh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseakwehmuch
2Old Javanesea-stative/active verb forming
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →