Where does “tenaga” come from?
tenaga (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tenaga kerja, from Dutch arbeidskracht, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tenaga (Indonesian): energy
Definitions
- energy
Ancestry of “tenaga”, step by step
tenaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tenaga kerja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tenaga kerja | labor, labour |
| 2 | Dutch | arbeidskracht | worker, labourer |
| 3 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 5 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Malay tenaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tenaga | energy; power; strength the physical or mental capacity to perform work or activities |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तानयति | to extend; to expand |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *tānáyati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tonéyeti | to extend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |