Where does “kekuasaan” come from?
kekuasaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kuasa, from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦱ, from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Old Javanese waśa, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश् — to wish, to want.
kekuasaan (Indonesian): power, might
Definitions
- power, might
Ancestry of “kekuasaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kuasa | power |
| 2 | Malay | kuasa | power |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦸꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 4 | Javanese | ꦏꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 5 | Old Javanese | kawaśa | overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued |
| 6 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |