Where does “kedutaan” come from?
kedutaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian duta, from Sanskrit दूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHtás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
kedutaan (Indonesian): embassy: the official residence of an organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state
Definitions
- embassy: the official residence of an organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state
Ancestry of “kedutaan”, step by step
kedutaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian duta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | duta | envoy |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दूत | messenger, envoy; ambassador; negotiator |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duHtás | messenger; envoy to a far off place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
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 | — |