Where does “tunggukan” come from?

tunggukan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian -kan, from Malay -kan, from Proto-Malayic *-kən.

Ancestry of “tunggukan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesian-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
2Malay-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
3Proto-Malayic*-kən
Every word from Proto-Malayic *-kənEvery word from Indonesian -kanEvery word from Malay -kan
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