Where does “terkalungi” come from?

terkalungi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kalung, from Malay kalung, from Javanese kalung, from Old Javanese kaluṅ — necklace.

terkalungi (Indonesian): to be given a necklace or similar sometimes unintentionally

Definitions

  1. to be given a necklace or similar sometimes unintentionally

Ancestry of “terkalungi”, step by step

terkalungi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kalung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankalungnecklace
2MalaykalungA necklace
3Javanesekalungnecklace
4Old Javanesekaluṅnecklace

via Indonesian ter- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianter- -iused to form a passive adjective, often with the meaning “having been”
Every word from Old Javanese kaluṅ →Every word from Javanese kalung →Every word from Malay kalung →
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