Where does “kapan saja” come from?
kapan saja (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kapan, from Malay kapan, from Javanese ꦏꦥꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese kapan, from Swahili -apa.
Ancestry of “kapan saja”, step by step
kapan saja 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 saja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | saja | also, besides; as well; further; too; merely,... |
| 2 | Malay | sahaja | only; Archaic spelling of saja; actually |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सहज | natural, innate, original |