Where does “Adang” come from?

Adang (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦢꦁ, from Old Javanese aḍaṅ, from Old Javanese a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Adang (Indonesian): block

Definitions

  1. block

Ancestry of “Adang”, step by step

Adang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦲꦢꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦢꦁto cook rice by steaming
2Old Javaneseaḍaṅto cook rice by steaming
3Old Javanesea-stative/active verb forming
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Malay adang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayadang

via Sundanese Adang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SundaneseAdang

Words derived from “Adang

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-