Where does “maklun” come from?

maklun (Indonesian) comes from Dutch maakloon, from Dutch loon, from Middle Dutch lôon, from Old Dutch lōn, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos — bright; to shine; to see.

maklun (Indonesian): wages charged for production

Definitions

  1. wages charged for production

Ancestry of “maklun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaakloonthe wages charged for production, usually charged by an artisan such as a tailor, i.e. labour costs as opposed to the material costs
2Dutchloonwage, pay, reward
3Middle Dutchlôonwage, payment for services or work
4Old Dutchlōn
5Old Dutchforest
6Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
7Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-
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