Where does “wisatawan” come from?

wisatawan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian -wan, from Pali -vant, from Sanskrit -वत्, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

wisatawan (Indonesian): tourist

Definitions

  1. tourist

Ancestry of “wisatawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesian-wan-man
2Pali-vantAbounding in thing identified by the noun the...
3Sanskrit-वत्-ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of
4Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →