Where does “disalahgunakan” come from?

disalahgunakan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian salah guna, from Indonesian guna, from Malay guna, from Classical Malay guna, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “disalahgunakan”, step by step

disalahgunakan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian salah guna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansalah guna
2Indonesiangunabenefit; purpose, function; goodness
3Malaygunausage; benefit; purpose, function
4Classical Malayguna
5Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Indonesian di- -kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandi- -kan
2Indonesiandi-dimakan ― to be eaten
3Indonesian-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
4Malay-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
5Proto-Malayic*-kən
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Sanskrit गुणEvery word from Classical Malay guna
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