Where does “ke- -in” come from?
ke- -in (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke-, from Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayic *(i)ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian Sika-, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
ke- -in (Indonesian): used to form a passive adjective, often meaning “having been”
Definitions
- used to form a passive adjective, often meaning “having been”
Ancestry of “ke- -in”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- | -th; group; having characteristics of |
| 2 | Malay | ke- | -th; group; having characteristics of |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *(i)ka- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ika- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sika- | — |
| 6 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |