Where does “kenan” come from?
kenan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kena, from Malay kena, from Malay کنا, from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną.
kenan (Indonesian): to agree, to approve
Definitions
- to agree, to approve
Ancestry of “kenan”, step by step
kenan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kena | to touch, hit |
| 2 | Malay | kena | to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched... |
| 3 | Malay | کنا | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | kna | to knead |
| 5 | Swedish | knåda | to knead |
| 6 | Old Swedish | knodha | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | knoða | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |
via Malay kenan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kenan | agree |