Where does “kekosongan” come from?

kekosongan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke- -an, from Malay ke- -an, from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kekosongan (Indonesian): emptiness

Definitions

  1. emptiness

Ancestry of “kekosongan”, step by step

kekosongan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Proto-Malayic*kə- -an—
4Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Indonesian kosong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankosongempty literally or figuratively
2Malaykosongzero; empty
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →