Where does “kacau” come from?

kacau (English) comes from Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw.

kacau (English): To disturb; to bother or trouble (someone)

Definitions

  1. To disturb; to bother or trouble (someone)

Ancestry of “kacau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykacauconfused; disorderly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kacaw—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw →Every word from Malay kacau →