Where does “antawacana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “antawacana”, step by step

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