Where does “kebangsaan” come from?
kebangsaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bangsa, from Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós — to step.
kebangsaan (Indonesian): nationality; nationalism
Definitions
- nationality; nationalism
Ancestry of “kebangsaan”, step by step
kebangsaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bangsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 2 | Malay | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 3 | Old Malay | vaṃśa | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |