Where does “wacanakan” come from?

wacanakan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian wacana, from Javanese ꦮꦕꦤ, from Old Javanese wacana, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

wacanakan (Indonesian): to discourse

Definitions

  1. to discourse

Ancestry of “wacanakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianwacanaverbal communication; conversation
2Javaneseꦮꦕꦤword
3Old Javanesewacanaspeech, word
4Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
5Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →