Where does “per- -kan” come from?

per- -kan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian per-, from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

per- -kan (Indonesian): used to form causative benefactive aspects and transitivity on a verb

Definitions

  1. used to form causative benefactive aspects and transitivity on a verb

Ancestry of “per- -kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianper-Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with...
2Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
3Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns

Words derived from “per- -kan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →