Where does “beberapa” come from?

beberapa (Indonesian) comes from Malay beberapa, from Indonesian berapa, from Malay berapa, from Malay apa, from Proto-Malayic apa, from Proto-Austronesian *apa.

beberapa (Indonesian): any, some, several, certain, few, various,...

Definitions

  1. any, some, several, certain, few, various,...

Ancestry of “beberapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybeberapaany, some, several, certain, few, various,...
2Indonesianberapahow many, how much
3Malayberapahow many, how much
4Malayapawhat; "introduces a question"
5Proto-Malayicapawhat
6Proto-Austronesian*apa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *apa →Every word from Proto-Malayic apa →Every word from Malay apa →
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