Where does “menenangkan” come from?
menenangkan (Malay) comes from Malay meng- -kan — Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word.
menenangkan (Malay): to calm; to calm down; to soothe; to pacify to make someone or something calm, quiet, or peaceful
Definitions
- to calm; to calm down; to soothe; to pacify to make someone or something calm, quiet, or peaceful
Ancestry of “menenangkan”, step by step
menenangkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay meng- -kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | meng- -kan | Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word |
via Malay tenang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tenang | calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable |