Where does “ilmu pengetahuan sosial” come from?
ilmu pengetahuan sosial (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ilmu pengetahuan, from Malay pengetahuan, from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
ilmu pengetahuan sosial (Indonesian): social science
Definitions
- social science
Ancestry of “ilmu pengetahuan sosial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ilmu pengetahuan | science: the collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline |
| 2 | Malay | pengetahuan | knowledge; something known; intelligence |
| 3 | Malay | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | tahu(ʔ) | to know; be able to |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |