Where does “mengabadikan” come from?
mengabadikan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian meng- -kan, from Indonesian meng-, from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
mengabadikan (Indonesian): to immortalize, to eternalize; to document
Definitions
- to immortalize, to eternalize; to document
Ancestry of “mengabadikan”, step by step
mengabadikan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian meng- -kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | meng- -kan | used to form adjectives that denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically abundance of) |
| 2 | Indonesian | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 3 | Malay | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *mAN- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *maN- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *maN- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via Indonesian abadi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | abadi | immortal, undying, eternal |
| 2 | Malay | abadi | eternal; everlasting; immortal, undying, eternal |
| 3 | Classical Malay | ابادي | — |
| 4 | Persian | ابدی | eternal; immortal |
| 5 | Arabic | أَبَدِيّ | eternal, everlasting, endless |
via Malay abadikan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | abadikan | to immortalize |