Where does “pencarian” come from?

pencarian (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.

pencarian (Indonesian): finding; searching; seeking

Definitions

  1. finding; searching; seeking

Ancestry of “pencarian”, step by step

pencarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian peng- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpeng- -anthe action expressed by the transitive verb [base]; -ing, -ment, -ation
2Malaypeng- -anthe action expressed by the transitive verb [base]
3Malaypeng-actor, instrument, or someone characterized by...
4Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
5English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
6Middle English-ant
7Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
8Proto-West Germanic*-andī
9Proto-Germanic-andz
10Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
11Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
12Hungarianönyou
13Hungarianön-self-
14Turkishönfront
15Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound

via Indonesian cari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancarito find; to search; to seek
2Malaycarito search, to look for, to seek
3Sanskritचारिन्

Words derived from “pencarian

Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوكEvery word from Malay -anEvery word from Malay peng-
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