Where does “pangataowan” come from?
pangataowan (Madurese) comes from Malay pengetahuan, from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
pangataowan (Madurese): knowledge
Definitions
- knowledge
Ancestry of “pangataowan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pengetahuan | knowledge; something known; intelligence |
| 2 | Malay | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tahu(ʔ) | to know; be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |