Where does “akta” come from?

akta (Indonesian) comes from Malay akta, from Portuguese acta, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

akta (Indonesian): certificate

Definitions

  1. certificate

Ancestry of “akta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayaktaact; certificate; a deed; a legal contract
2Portugueseactaminute
3Latināctaacts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “akta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-