Where does “lesen memandu” come from?

lesen memandu (Malay) comes from Malay lesen, from English licence, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

lesen memandu (Malay): driver's license; driving licence

Definitions

  1. driver's license; driving licence

Ancestry of “lesen memandu”, step by step

lesen memandu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay lesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylesenlicence
2EnglishlicenceStandard spelling of license; Alternative form of...
3Old Frenchlicenceleave; permission to be away, to be not present
4Latinlicentiaa license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one...
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Malay memandu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymemandu
2Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Proto-Malayic*mAN-
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius