Where does “aken” come from?

aken (Peranakan Indonesian) comes from Malay Akan, from Classical Malay اكن, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən — on, upon.

aken (Peranakan Indonesian): will, shall

Definitions

  1. will, shall

Ancestry of “aken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayAkanAkan (ethnic group)
2Classical Malayاكن—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*akənon, upon
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən →Every word from Classical Malay اكن →Every word from Malay Akan →