Where does “kacau” come from?

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

kacau (Indonesian): confused; disorderly

Definitions

  1. confused; disorderly

Ancestry of “kacau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykacauconfused; disorderly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kacaw—

Words derived from “kacau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw →Every word from Malay kacau →