Where does “apatah” come from?

apatah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian apa, from Indonesian -an, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz — voice (of human or animal); sound.

apatah (Indonesian): moreover

Definitions

  1. moreover

Ancestry of “apatah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianapawhat; "introduces a question"
2Indonesian-anAdded to an noun; Added to an verb to create an...
3Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
4English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
5Middle English-ant
6Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
7Proto-West Germanic*-andī
8Proto-Germanic-andz
9Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
10Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
11Hungarianönyou
12Hungarianön-self-
13Turkishönfront
14Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوكEvery word from Malay -anEvery word from Indonesian -an