Where does “kepastian” come from?

kepastian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pasti, from Malay pasti, from Javanese ꦥꦱ꧀ꦛꦶ, from Old Javanese paṣṭi, from Old Javanese aṣṭi, from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन् — hand; take, give in exchange.

kepastian (Indonesian): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “kepastian”, step by step

kepastian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pasti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpastisure
2Malaypastisure, certain
3Javaneseꦥꦱ꧀ꦛꦶcertain, definite, sure
4Old Javanesepaṣṭidecided, fixed
5Old Javaneseaṣṭichanda of 16 syllables
6Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
7Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
8Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
9Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
10Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
11Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →