Where does “ke bawah” come from?

ke bawah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke, from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

ke bawah (Indonesian): below, under

Definitions

  1. below, under

Ancestry of “ke bawah”, step by step

ke bawah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianketo
2Malaykeor; to
3Old Malayka—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Indonesian bawah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbawahunder; below
2Malaybawahunder, below; under; below
3Proto-Malayic*bawah—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →