Where does “ketemu” come from?

ketemu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke, from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

ketemu (Indonesian): to find, stumble upon

Definitions

  1. to find, stumble upon

Ancestry of “ketemu”, step by step

ketemu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianketo
2Malaykeor; to
3Old Malayka—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Indonesian temu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantemuto meet, to encounter; A plant which the bulb...
2Malaytemuto meet, to encounter
3Northern Luriتمو—
4Common Turkic*tamu—
5Sogdian𐽂𐼺𐼴—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →
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