Where does “kasihan” come from?

kasihan (Indonesian) comes from Malay kasihan, from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq.

kasihan (Indonesian): pitiful

Definitions

  1. pitiful

Ancestry of “kasihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykasihanpitiful
2Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—

Words derived from “kasihan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq →Every word from Malay kasih →Every word from Malay kasihan →