Where does “kelentingan” come from?

kelentingan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke- -an, from Malay ke- -an, from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kelentingan (Indonesian): elasticity: The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

Definitions

  1. elasticity: The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

Ancestry of “kelentingan”, step by step

kelentingan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Proto-Malayic*kə- -an
4Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an

via Indonesian lenting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlentingelastic
2Malaylentingto rebound
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -anEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -anEvery word from Malay ke- -an