Where does “ketidakpastian” come from?

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

ketidakpastian (Indonesian): uncertainty

Definitions

  1. uncertainty

Ancestry of “ketidakpastian”, step by step

ketidakpastian 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 [[tidak]] [[pasti]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesian[[tidak]] [[pasti]]
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -anEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -anEvery word from Malay ke- -an