Where does “lokap” come from?
lokap (Malay) comes from English lockup, from English lock up, from English lock, from Old English loc, from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis.
lokap (Malay): detainment, arrest, lockup
Definitions
- detainment, arrest, lockup
Ancestry of “lokap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lockup | A jail cell, or a period of incarceration; A... |
| 2 | English | lock up | to imprison or incarcerate someone; to invest in... |
| 3 | English | lock | Something used for fastening, which can only be... |
| 4 | Old English | loc | lock; that by which anything is closed; an... |
| 5 | Old English | stede | place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |