Where does “mengakali” come from?

mengakali (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian meng- -i, from Indonesian -i, from Malay -i, from English -ee, from French -ée, from Middle French -ee, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

mengakali (Indonesian): to find a solution for

Definitions

  1. to find a solution for

Ancestry of “mengakali”, step by step

mengakali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian meng- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmeng- -i
2Indonesian-iverbal suffix for manipulating, completing, or placing the object from a noun
3Malay-ilocative, repetitive, or exhaustive; added to...
4English-eeAdded to transitive verbs to form words meaning a...
5French-éeForming feminine nouns having the sense of...
6Middle French-eeforms a feminine noun indicating a quantity or content measured by what the base noun denotes, often translatable as
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Indonesian akal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianakalmind
2Malayakalthought, mind; idea, way, solution; trick,...
3Arabicعقلverbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,...
4Classical Persianجَان
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος