Where does “peminangan” come from?
peminangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian peng- -an, from Malay peng- -an, from Malay peng-, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī — voice (of human or animal); sound.
peminangan (Indonesian): proposal (the act of asking someone to be one's spouse)
Definitions
- proposal (the act of asking someone to be one's spouse)
Ancestry of “peminangan”, step by step
peminangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian peng- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | peng- -an | the action expressed by the transitive verb [base]; -ing, -ment, -ation |
| 2 | Malay | peng- -an | the action expressed by the transitive verb [base] |
| 3 | Malay | peng- | actor, instrument, or someone characterized by... |
| 4 | Malay | -an | Suffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;... |
| 5 | English | -ant | The agent noun derived from verb; An adjective... |
| 6 | Middle English | -ant | — |
| 7 | Old English | -ende | equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *-andī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 11 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 14 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 15 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
via Indonesian pinang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pinang | A betelnut, areca nut; the seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant |
| 2 | Malay | pinang | betelnut |
| 3 | Malay | Pulau Pinang | Penang Island |
| 4 | Malay | pulau | island; to ostracize |