Where does “gunakan” come from?

gunakan (Indonesian) comes 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...

gunakan (Indonesian): to use

Definitions

  1. to use

Ancestry of “gunakan”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Sanskrit गुण →Every word from Classical Malay guna →