Where does “keniraksaraan” come from?

keniraksaraan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian niraksara, from Indonesian aksara, from Malay aksara, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

keniraksaraan (Indonesian): illiteracy

Definitions

  1. illiteracy

Ancestry of “keniraksaraan”, step by step

keniraksaraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian niraksara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianniraksarailliterate
2Indonesianaksaraletter; alphabet; character
3Malayaksaraletter; alphabet; character
4Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
5Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
6Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

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 neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-