Where does “kesetiakawanan” come from?
kesetiakawanan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian setia kawan, from Indonesian setia, from Malay setia, from Sanskrit सत्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts — to be.
kesetiakawanan (Indonesian): esprit de corps, morale, team spirit
Definitions
- esprit de corps, morale, team spirit
Ancestry of “kesetiakawanan”, step by step
kesetiakawanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian setia kawan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | setia kawan | solidarity |
| 2 | Indonesian | setia | obedient; loyal |
| 3 | Malay | setia | loyal; obedient |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सत्य | true, real, actual, genuine; sincere, honest,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsatyám | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsatyás | true, real; truth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-n̥t-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
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 | — |