Where does “ageng” come from?
ageng (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese agöṅ, from Old Javanese a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ageng (Javanese): Krama of gedhé
Ancestry of “ageng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Javanese | agöṅ | big; large; great |
| 2 | Old Javanese | a- | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |