Where does “kepailitan” come from?

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

kepailitan (Indonesian): bankruptcy

Definitions

  1. bankruptcy

Ancestry of “kepailitan”, step by step

kepailitan 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 pailit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpailitbankrupt, fall
2Dutchfaillietbankrupt
3Frenchfaillitebankruptcy; failure
4Italianfallitafeminine singular of fallito; bankrupt; failure
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -anEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -anEvery word from Malay ke- -an