Where does “orang kena tuduh” come from?

orang kena tuduh (Malay) comes from Malay kena, from Malay کنا, from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-.

orang kena tuduh (Malay): The accused person charged with an offence

Definitions

  1. The accused person charged with an offence

Ancestry of “orang kena tuduh”, step by step

orang kena tuduh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykenato incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...
2Malayکنا
3Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
4Swedishknådato knead
5Old Swedishknodha
6Old Norseknoða
7Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
8Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-

via Malay tuduh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytuduhaccuse to attribute blame to someone
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tuzuq₂
3Proto-Austronesian*Cuzuqindex finger

via Malay orang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayorangperson; human, person; a vassal; a subject
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianuRaŋoutsider
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-