Where does “mahkamah konstitusi” come from?

mahkamah konstitusi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian konstitusi, from Dutch constitutie, from French constitution, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

mahkamah konstitusi (Indonesian): constitutional court: a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc

Definitions

  1. constitutional court: a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc

Ancestry of “mahkamah konstitusi”, step by step

mahkamah konstitusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian konstitusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankonstitusiconstitution
2Dutchconstitutieconstitution (ground law)
3Frenchconstitutionconstitution formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system
4Old Frenchconstitucionconstitution
5Latincōnstitūtiōa constitution, disposition, nature, character
6Latincōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Indonesian mahkamah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmahkamahcourt
2Malaymahkamahcourt; tribunal
3Arabicمَحْكَمَةcourt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-