köken: The translative singular of now archaic anne (“gift”). Compare Estonian andeks, Ingrian anteeks (in antaa anteeks), Karelian andiekši, Votic antõssi; at least some of these may be borrowed from Finnish, according to SSA. For the semantic connection between giving and apologizing, compare also the formation of English forgive.
aile: antaa anteeksi, pyytää anteeksi, suoda anteeksi, anteeksiantamaton, anteeksiantaminen, anteeksiantamus, anteeksianto, anteeksipyydellen, anteeksipyyntö, anteeksipyytelemätön
köken: From Malay maaf, from Classical Malay maaf, ma'af, from Arabic مُعَاف (muʕāf, “exempt (from taxation)”). * Displaced native ampun in most context other than religious and grave offences.