Where does “ketenteraman” come from?
ketenteraman (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tenteram, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
ketenteraman (Indonesian): serenity
Definitions
- serenity
Ancestry of “ketenteraman”, step by step
ketenteraman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tenteram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tenteram | serene |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तन्त्र | a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántram | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tántram | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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 | — |