Where does “kemerdekaan” come from?

kemerdekaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian merdeka, from Malay merdeka, from Classical Malay مرديكا, from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

kemerdekaan (Indonesian): independence

Definitions

  1. independence

Ancestry of “kemerdekaan”, step by step

kemerdekaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian merdeka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmerdekafree; independent
2Malaymerdekafree; the state of being liberated; independent;...
3Classical Malayمرديكا
4Sanskritमहर्द्धिकvery prosperous; very powerful; very sage
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́