Where does “mengendalikan” come from?

mengendalikan (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.

mengendalikan (Indonesian): to control

Definitions

  1. to control

Ancestry of “mengendalikan”, step by step

mengendalikan traces back through two 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 kendali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankendalirein: a strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child
2Malaykendali
3Javaneseꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦭꦶbridle
4Old Javanesekuṇḍalibridle
5Sanskritकुण्डल
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-