Where does “sekali” come from?
sekali (Indonesian) comes from Malay sekali, from Malay se-, from Old Malay sa-, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa.
sekali (Indonesian): once; very
Definitions
- once; very
Ancestry of “sekali”, step by step
sekali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay sekali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | sekali | once; very |
| 2 | Malay | se- | one; used to form the comparative of adjectives;... |
| 3 | Old Malay | sa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | sA- | one |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 10 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Karo Batak Sekali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karo Batak | Sekali | — |