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Where does “ikatan” come from?

ikatan (Malay) comes from Indonesian ikat, from Indonesian peng- -an, from Malay peng- -an, from Malay peng-, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende — sound, voice.

ikatan (Malay): knot; group, society; knotting

Definitions

  1. knot; group, society; knotting

Ancestry of “ikatan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianikatikat; frame; to tie; to bind
2Indonesianpeng- -an—
3Malaypeng- -an—
4Malaypeng-actor, instrument, or someone characterized by...
5Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
6English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
7Middle English-ant—
8Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
9Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
10Proto-Germanic-andz—
11Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
12Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
13Hungarianönyou
14Hungarianön-self-
15Turkishönfront
16Ottoman Turkishاوك—
17Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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