Where does “akas” come from?
akas (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦏꦱ꧀, from Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀, from Dutch kas, from Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
akas (Indonesian): dexterous
Definitions
- dexterous
Ancestry of “akas”, step by step
akas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦲꦏꦱ꧀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ | hard and dry |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦱ꧀ | cash |
| 3 | Dutch | kas | A greenhouse; A public or private entity, mainly... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | casse | — |
| 5 | Old French | casse | case |
| 6 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 7 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 8 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 9 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 10 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 11 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 12 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |