Where does “berkenaan dengan” come from?

berkenaan dengan (Malay) comes from Malay dengan, from Old Malay daṅan, from Proto-Malayic *dəŋan.

berkenaan dengan (Malay): about

Definitions

  1. about

Ancestry of “berkenaan dengan”, step by step

berkenaan dengan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dengan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydenganwith; and; by
2Old Malaydaṅan—
3Proto-Malayic*dəŋan—

via Malay berkenaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberkenaanrelated; have relations
Every word from Proto-Malayic *dəŋan →Every word from Old Malay daṅan →Every word from Malay dengan →
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