Where does “jangankan” come from?

jangankan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jangan, from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan — a handspan.

jangankan (Indonesian): let alone, much less

Definitions

  1. let alone, much less

Ancestry of “jangankan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjanganexpresses that something is forbidden or shouldn't happen: don't!
2Malayjangandon't do not; marks the negative imperative
3Classical Malayجاڠن—
4Old Malayjāṅan—
5Proto-Malayic*jaŋan—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaŋana handspan
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan →Every word from Old Malay jāṅan →