Where does “akan” come from?

akan (Indonesian) comes from Malay Akan, from Classical Malay اكن, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən — on, upon.

akan (Indonesian): will; about to; going to

Definitions

  1. will; about to; going to

Ancestry of “akan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayAkanAkan (ethnic group)
2Classical Malayاكن—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*akənon, upon

Words derived from “akan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən →Every word from Classical Malay اكن →Every word from Malay Akan →