Where does “daya kuda” come from?
daya kuda (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 kuda (Indonesian): horsepower
Definitions
- horsepower
Ancestry of “daya kuda”, step by step
daya kuda traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian daya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | daya | Used only in the noun phrase barat daya;... |
| 2 | English | powerbank | A portable device used to charge mobile phones... |
| 3 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | power | Ability, power or capability |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | poer | — |
| 6 | Latin | potēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 8 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Dutch paardenkracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | paardenkracht | A horsepower; abbreviated pk |
| 2 | Dutch | paard | A horse, "Equus caballus" or "Equus ferus"; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pert | horse |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pered | — |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |