Where does “ketepatan” come from?

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

ketepatan (Indonesian): precision

Definitions

  1. precision

Ancestry of “ketepatan”, step by step

ketepatan 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 tepat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantepatcorrect
2Malaytepataccurate; correct
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*təpət
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -anEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -anEvery word from Malay ke- -an