Where does “mikuwati” come from?

mikuwati (Javanese) comes from Javanese pikuwat, from Javanese kuwat, from Arabic قُوَّة.

mikuwati (Javanese): to reinforce

Definitions

  1. to reinforce

Ancestry of “mikuwati”, step by step

mikuwati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese pikuwat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesepikuwatstrengthening device; support
2Javanesekuwatphysically strong
3Arabicقُوَّة—

via Javanese N- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseN- -i—
Every word from Arabic قُوَّة →Every word from Javanese kuwat →Every word from Javanese pikuwat →