Where does “kerendahan” come from?

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

kerendahan (Indonesian): lowness

Definitions

  1. lowness

Ancestry of “kerendahan”, step by step

kerendahan 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 rendah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrendahlow
2Malayrendahlow (height)
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*daap
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an