Where does “kepaniteraan” come from?

kepaniteraan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian panitera, from Javanese ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿ, from Javanese ꦕꦶꦠꦿ, from Old Javanese citrā, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

kepaniteraan (Indonesian): clerkship

Definitions

  1. clerkship

Ancestry of “kepaniteraan”, step by step

kepaniteraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian panitera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpaniteraclerk, registrar, secretary
2Javaneseꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿsecretary
3Javaneseꦕꦶꦠꦿstructure
4Old JavanesecitrāSpica
5Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
7Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s

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 *kit-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrásEvery word from Sanskrit चित्र
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