Where does “ketahuan” come from?
ketahuan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tahu, from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
ketahuan (Indonesian): to be found out
Definitions
- to be found out
Ancestry of “ketahuan”, step by step
ketahuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tahu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 2 | Malay | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tahu(ʔ) | to know; be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |