Where does “kedwimukaan” come from?
kedwimukaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dwimuka, from Indonesian muka, from Malay muka, from Classical Malay muka, from Old Malay mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
kedwimukaan (Indonesian): Ambivalence; the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea
Definitions
- Ambivalence; the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea
Ancestry of “kedwimukaan”, step by step
kedwimukaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian dwimuka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dwimuka | Bifaceted, bifacial; having two facets or opposing surfaces |
| 2 | Indonesian | muka | face; person; typeface |
| 3 | Malay | muka | face; front, facade; person |
| 4 | Classical Malay | muka | — |
| 5 | Old Malay | mukha | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |
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 | — |