Where does “kesaksian” come from?
kesaksian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian saksi, from Malay saksi, from Sanskrit साक्षी, from Sanskrit साक्षिन्, from Sanskrit साक्ष, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa- — together, one.
kesaksian (Indonesian): testimony
Definitions
- testimony
Ancestry of “kesaksian”, step by step
kesaksian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian saksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | saksi | witness |
| 2 | Malay | saksi | witness |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साक्षी | masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् |
| 4 | Sanskrit | साक्षिन् | witness, spectator |
| 5 | Sanskrit | साक्ष | furnished with a yoke of oxen |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 | — |