Where does “kejepit” come from?
kejepit (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke, from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
Ancestry of “kejepit”, step by step
kejepit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian ke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke | to |
| 2 | Malay | ke | or; to |
| 3 | Old Malay | ka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka | if |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Indonesian jepit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jepit | to pinch |