Where does “makna” come from?
makna (Malay) comes from Indonesian nirmakna, from English meaningless, from English meaning, from English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn — smoke; mist, haze.
makna (Malay): meaning; meaning, significance
Definitions
- meaning; meaning, significance
Ancestry of “makna”, step by step
makna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian nirmakna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | nirmakna | meaningless: lacking meaning |
| 2 | English | meaningless | Lacking meaning; Insignificant; not worthy of... |
| 3 | English | meaning | The denotation, referent, or idea connected with... |
| 4 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 5 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 6 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 7 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 10 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Proto-Indo-European mak-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mak- | bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch |
via Arabic مَعْنًى
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَعْنًى | — |