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
- illiteracy
Ancestry of “keniraksaraan”, step by step
keniraksaraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian niraksara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | niraksara | illiterate |
| 2 | Indonesian | aksara | letter; alphabet; character |
| 3 | Malay | aksara | letter; alphabet; character |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अक्षर | imperishable; unalterable; syllable |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |