Etymology Explorer › IndonesianWhere does “posyandu” come from? posyandu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pelayanan, 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 — voice (of human or animal); sound.
Ancestry of “posyandu”, step by step posyandu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian pelayanan Step Language Word Meaning 1 Indonesian pelayanan service 2 Indonesian peng- actor, instrument, or someone characterized by... 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 pos Step Language Word Meaning 1 Indonesian pos mail 2 Dutch post Mail; A mail office, a post office; A location or... 3 English post A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... 4 Middle French poste — 5 Italian posta mail, post; post office; stakes 6 Italian posto place, spot 7 Latin positus placed; ordained 8 Latin pōnō to place; to put; to lay 9 Proto-Italic poznō — 10 Proto-Italic pozinō — 11 Proto-Italic sinō —
via Indonesian terpadu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Indonesian terpadu integrated 2 Indonesian ter- for passive intransitive verb, agentless actions,... 3 Malay ter- agentless actions, such as those which are... 4 Classical Malay ter- for passive intransitive verb, agentless actions,... 5 Proto-Malayic tAr- — 6 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- — 7 Proto-Austronesian taʀ- —