Where does “nengenaké” come from?

nengenaké (Javanese) comes from Javanese tengen, from Old Javanese tĕṅĕn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN — right.

nengenaké (Javanese): to prioritize

Definitions

  1. to prioritize

Ancestry of “nengenaké”, step by step

nengenaké traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese tengen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesetengenright
2Old Javanesetĕṅĕnright of direction
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wananright
4Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wanaNright

via Javanese N- -aké

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseN- -aké—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan →Every word from Old Javanese tĕṅĕn →