Where does “maukan” come from?

maukan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian -kan, from Malay -kan, from Proto-Malayic *-kən.

maukan (Indonesian): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “maukan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesian-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
2Malay-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
3Proto-Malayic*-kən—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *-kən →
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