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
- when; Alternative spelling of kafan
Ancestry of “kapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kapan | when; shroud, white cloth to wrap the dead;... |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦥꦤ꧀ | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | kapan | — |
| 4 | Swahili | -apa | — |