Where does “cekal” come from?

cekal (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀, from Old Javanese cĕkĕl, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cekel.

cekal (Indonesian): gritty, resilient, steadfast, tough

Definitions

  1. gritty, resilient, steadfast, tough

Ancestry of “cekal”, step by step

cekal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦕꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀to catch
2Old Javanesecĕkĕlto catch
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*cekel—

via Malay cekal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycekal—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cekel →Every word from Old Javanese cĕkĕl →Every word from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ →