Where does “ketahanan” come from?

ketahanan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tahan, from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

ketahanan (Indonesian): durability

Definitions

  1. durability

Ancestry of “ketahanan”, step by step

ketahanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantahanto endure, tolerate
2Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
3Proto-Malayic*tahan
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
5Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Malay ketahanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayketahanandurability
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-Austronesian taqanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqanEvery word from Proto-Malayic *tahan