Where does “ketahanan” come from?

ketahanan (Malay) comes from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

ketahanan (Malay): durability

Definitions

  1. durability

Ancestry of “ketahanan”, step by step

ketahanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
2Proto-Malayic*tahan
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
4Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Malay ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Proto-Malayic*kə- -an
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an

Words derived from “ketahanan

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqanEvery word from Proto-Malayic *tahan
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