Where does “takkan” come from?

takkan (Malay) comes from Malay tak, from Malay tidak, from Proto-Malayic daʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian diaq — not.

takkan (Malay): Alternative form of tidak akan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tidak akan

Ancestry of “takkan”, step by step

takkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytaknot
2Malaytidaknot
3Proto-Malayicdaʔ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandiaqnot

via Malay kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykanisn't it?
2Malaybukanno; not; isn't it?
3Classical Malaybukan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian diaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic daʔ →Every word from Malay tidak →