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
Ancestry of “berapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | berapa | how many, how much |
| 2 | Malay | apa | what; "introduces a question" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | apa | what |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *apa | — |
Words derived from “berapa”