Where does “kedirian” come from?
kedirian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian diri, from Malay diri, from Proto-Malayic *diri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.
kedirian (Indonesian): character, nature
Definitions
- character, nature
Ancestry of “kedirian”, step by step
kedirian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian diri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | diri | ego, self |
| 2 | Malay | diri | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *diri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hadiʀi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *Sadiʀi | — |
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 | — |