Where does “peranti lunak” come from?

peranti lunak (Indonesian) comes from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

peranti lunak (Indonesian): software

Definitions

  1. software

Ancestry of “peranti lunak”, step by step

peranti lunak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English software

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoftwareEncoded computer instructions, usually...
2English-wareUsed to form nouns denoting, collectively, items...
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Indonesian peranti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianperantiinstrument, appliance, device
2Malayperantiinstrument, appliance, device
3Kawiparanti

via Indonesian lunak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlunaksoft, tender; moderate
2Malaylunakacquiescent: Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-