Where does “kematian” come from?
kematian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mati, from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.
kematian (Indonesian): death
Definitions
- death
Ancestry of “kematian”, step by step
kematian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian mati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | mati | dead; turned off; Unable to emit power; flat;... |
| 2 | Malay | mati | dead no longer alive, death, deceased |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | mati | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (m-)atay | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aCay | — |
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 | — |