Where does “kefasihan” come from?
kefasihan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian fasih, from Malay fasih, from Malay lidah, from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.
kefasihan (Indonesian): good speaking
Definitions
- good speaking
Ancestry of “kefasihan”, step by step
kefasihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian fasih
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | fasih | Fluent; being able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently |
| 2 | Malay | fasih | fluent |
| 3 | Malay | lidah | tongue organ |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *dilah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dilaq | tongue |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | dilaq | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *dilaq | — |
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 | — |