Where does “kedewaan” come from?
kedewaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dewa, from Malay dewa, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
kedewaan (Indonesian): divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god or God
Definitions
- divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god or God
Ancestry of “kedewaan”, step by step
kedewaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian dewa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dewa | god; idol |
| 2 | Malay | dewa | god; idol |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देव | heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 | — |