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

  1. fourth; all 4 of totally 4

Ancestry of “keempat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeempatfourth
2Classical Malaykeempatfourth; all 4 of totally 4
3Proto-MalayickA-əmpat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-əpat—

Words derived from “keempat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-əpat →Every word from Proto-Malayic kA-əmpat →Every word from Classical Malay keempat →