Where does “katerangan” come from?

katerangan (Malay) comes from Malay terang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer raaŋʔ — light, to shine; light; to shine.

Ancestry of “katerangan”, step by step

katerangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay terang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterangbright; light filled with light; not dark
2Proto-Mon-Khmerraaŋʔlight, to shine; light; to shine

via Malay ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer raaŋʔ →Every word from Malay terang →