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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmeng- -kanused to form adjectives that denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically abundance of)
2Indonesianmeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
4Proto-Malayic*mAN-
5Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

via Indonesian abadi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianabadiimmortal, undying, eternal
2Malayabadieternal; everlasting; immortal, undying, eternal
3Classical Malayابادي
4Persianابدیeternal; immortal
5Arabicأَبَدِيّeternal, everlasting, endless

via Malay abadikan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabadikanto immortalize
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-