Where does “kebisaan” come from?
kebisaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bisa, from Malay bisa, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
kebisaan (Indonesian): ability, capability
Definitions
- ability, capability
Ancestry of “kebisaan”, step by step
kebisaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bisa | can, be able; poison, venom; bad: unfavorable,... |
| 2 | Malay | bisa | poison; can; may, might, can, could |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विष | poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wiṣás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
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 | — |