Where does “kebodohan” come from?
kebodohan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bodoh, from Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
kebodohan (Indonesian): stupidity
Definitions
- stupidity
Ancestry of “kebodohan”, step by step
kebodohan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bodoh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bodoh | stupid, foolish |
| 2 | Malay | bodoh | stupid lacking in intelligence |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
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 | — |