Where does “akanan” come from?

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

akanan (Indonesian): something to be finished; task

Definitions

  1. something to be finished; task

Ancestry of “akanan”, step by step

akanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian akan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianakanwill; about to; going to
2MalayAkanAkan (ethnic group)
3Classical Malayاكن—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*akənon, upon

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən →Every word from Classical Malay اكن →Every word from Malay Akan →