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
- clerkship
Ancestry of “kepaniteraan”, step by step
kepaniteraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian panitera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | panitera | clerk, registrar, secretary |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿ | secretary |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦕꦶꦠꦿ | structure |
| 4 | Old Javanese | citrā | Spica |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
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 | — |