Where does “kesanggupan” come from?

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

kesanggupan (Indonesian): ability, capability

Definitions

  1. ability, capability

Ancestry of “kesanggupan”, step by step

kesanggupan 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 sanggup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansanggupcapable
2Malaysanggupto be willing; to be ready; to be prepared to do something, usually something difficult or requiring sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →