Where does “berapa” come from?

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

berapa (Indonesian): how many, how much

Definitions

  1. how many, how much

Ancestry of “berapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberapahow many, how much
2Malayapawhat; "introduces a question"
3Proto-Malayicapawhat
4Proto-Austronesian*apa—

Words derived from “berapa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *apa →Every word from Proto-Malayic apa →Every word from Malay apa →