Where does “tahanan” come from?
tahanan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tahan, from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.
tahanan (Indonesian): detainee: suspect, accused or defendant whose detained in detention centre to some future judicial proceeding
Definitions
- detainee: suspect, accused or defendant whose detained in detention centre to some future judicial proceeding
Ancestry of “tahanan”, step by step
tahanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tahan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tahan | to endure, tolerate |
| 2 | Malay | tahan | to endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *tahan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqan | snare trap |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | taqan | to hold back; to keep in reserve |
via Indonesian an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | an | — |