Where does “kapan pun” come from?
kapan pun (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kapan, from Malay kapan, from Javanese ꦏꦥꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese kapan, from Swahili -apa.
kapan pun (Indonesian): any
Ancestry of “kapan pun”, step by step
kapan pun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kapan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kapan | when; Alternative spelling of kafan |
| 2 | Malay | kapan | when; shroud, white cloth to wrap the dead;... |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦥꦤ꧀ | when |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kapan | when |
| 5 | Swahili | -apa | — |
via Indonesian pun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pun | also, too |
| 2 | Malay | pun | also; even |
| 3 | Austronesian | *pa | — |