Where does “keempat” come from?
keempat (Indonesian) comes from Malay keempat, from Classical Malay keempat, from Proto-Malayic kA-əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-əpat.
keempat (Indonesian): fourth; all 4 of totally 4
Definitions
- fourth; all 4 of totally 4
Ancestry of “keempat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | keempat | fourth |
| 2 | Classical Malay | keempat | fourth; all 4 of totally 4 |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | kA-əmpat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka-əpat | — |