Where does “tak ada” come from?
tak ada (Malay) comes from Malay ada, from Malay اد, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tak ada (Malay): Alternative form of tidak ada
Definitions
- Alternative form of tidak ada
Ancestry of “tak ada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | ada | to be; to be present, to be exist, there be; to... |
| 2 | Malay | اد | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |