Where does “kassian” come from?

kassian (Dutch) comes from Malay kasihan, from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq.

kassian (Dutch): what a pity, too bad

Definitions

  1. what a pity, too bad

Ancestry of “kassian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykasihanpitiful
2Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq →Every word from Malay kasih →Every word from Malay kasihan →