Where does “tak pernah” come from?
tak pernah (Malay) comes from Malay tak, from Malay tidak, from Proto-Malayic daʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian diaq — not.
tak pernah (Malay): Alternative form of tidak pernah
Definitions
- Alternative form of tidak pernah
Ancestry of “tak pernah”, step by step
tak pernah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tak | not |
| 2 | Malay | tidak | not |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | daʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | diaq | not |
via Malay tidak pernah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tidak pernah | never |
| 2 | Malay | pernah | ever; Semelfactive or non-iterative aspect i. e.... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पारणा | — |