Where does “ketajaman” come from?

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

ketajaman (Indonesian): sharpness

Definitions

  1. sharpness

Ancestry of “ketajaman”, step by step

ketajaman 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 tajam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantajamsharp
2Malaytajamsharp
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tazəmsharp
4Proto-Austronesian*Cazəmsharp
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →