Where does “hak bicara” come from?

hak bicara (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hak, from Dutch hak, from Middle Dutch hac, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hak bicara (Indonesian): right to speak

Definitions

  1. right to speak

Ancestry of “hak bicara”, step by step

hak bicara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhakright; high-heeled shoe; hook, the curved needle...
2Dutchhakheel of a shoe; heel; hoe
3Middle Dutchhac
4Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
5Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Indonesian bicara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbicarato have dealing; to talk, to speak; thought
2Malaybicarato talk, to speak; to have dealing; thought
3Sanskritविचारthought, idea, consideration, deliberation;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-