Where does “rekaan” come from?

rekaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian reka, from Malay reka, from Sanskrit रेखा — a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ....

rekaan (Indonesian): guess, estimate

Definitions

  1. guess, estimate

Ancestry of “rekaan”, step by step

rekaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian reka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrekato compile, to arrange
2Malayrekawork, measures
3Sanskritरेखाa scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ....

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan
Every word from Sanskrit रेखा