Where does “kesepian” come from?

kesepian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sepi, from Malay sepi, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦥꦶ, from Old Javanese sĕpi.

kesepian (Indonesian): solitude; soleness

Definitions

  1. solitude; soleness

Ancestry of “kesepian”, step by step

kesepian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sepi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansepicalm, quiet, silent, tranquil
2Malaysepi
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦥꦶ
4Old Javanesesĕpi

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 Old Javanese sĕpi
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