Where does “pengarah” come from?

pengarah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian peng-, from Malay peng-, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz — voice (of human or animal); sound.

pengarah (Indonesian): director: one who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director)

Definitions

  1. director: one who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director)

Ancestry of “pengarah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pengarah

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