Where does “berkeinginan” come from?

berkeinginan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian keinginan, from Indonesian ke- -an, from Malay ke- -an, from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

berkeinginan (Indonesian): to have a wish or desire

Definitions

  1. to have a wish or desire

Ancestry of “berkeinginan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankeinginanwish; desire
2Indonesianke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
4Proto-Malayic*kə- -an
5Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an