Where does “daya guna” come from?

daya guna (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian daya, from English powerbank, from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis — to drink.

daya guna (Indonesian): efficiency

Definitions

  1. efficiency

Ancestry of “daya guna”, step by step

daya guna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian daya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiandayaUsed only in the noun phrase barat daya;...
2EnglishpowerbankA portable device used to charge mobile phones...
3EnglishPowerA button of a computer, a video game console, or...
4Middle EnglishpowerAbility, power or capability
5Anglo-Normanpoer
6Latinpotēre
7Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
8Latinpotisable, capable, possible
9Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Indonesian guna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangunabenefit; purpose, function; goodness
2Malaygunausage; benefit; purpose, function
3Classical Malayguna
4Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “daya guna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-
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