Where does “terdengari” come from?
terdengari (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dengar, from Malay dengar, from Proto-Malayic dəŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian dəŋəʀ.
terdengari (Indonesian): to be listened to or heard (unintentionally)
Definitions
- to be listened to or heard (unintentionally)
Ancestry of “terdengari”, step by step
terdengari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian dengar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dengar | to hear; to listen |
| 2 | Malay | dengar | to hear; to listen |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dəŋər | to hear; to listen |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dəŋəʀ | to hear; perceive |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | dəŋəʀ | — |
via Indonesian ter- -i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ter- -i | used to form a passive adjective, often with the meaning “having been” |