Where does “kebagian” come from?
kebagian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bagi, from Malay bagi, from Tagalog bahagi, from Austronesian *baqagi.
kebagian (Indonesian): to get or receive a share of
Definitions
- to get or receive a share of
Ancestry of “kebagian”, step by step
kebagian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bagi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bagi | for; to share; part, share |
| 2 | Malay | bagi | to divide |
| 3 | Tagalog | bahagi | part; fraction; portion; section |
| 4 | Austronesian | *baqagi | — |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |