Where does “kapan” come from?

kapan (Indonesian) comes from Malay kapan, from Javanese ꦏꦥꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese kapan, from Swahili -apa.

kapan (Indonesian): when; Alternative spelling of kafan

Definitions

  1. when; Alternative spelling of kafan

Ancestry of “kapan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykapanwhen; shroud, white cloth to wrap the dead;...
2Javaneseꦏꦥꦤ꧀when
3Old Javanesekapanwhen
4Swahili-apa—

Words derived from “kapan”

Every word from Swahili -apa →Every word from Old Javanese kapan →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦥꦤ꧀ →