Where does “beberapa” come from?

beberapa (Malay) comes from Indonesian berapa, from Malay berapa, from Malay apa, from Proto-Malayic apa, from Proto-Austronesian *apa.

beberapa (Malay): any, some, several, certain, few, various,...

Definitions

  1. any, some, several, certain, few, various,...

Ancestry of “beberapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberapahow many, how much
2Malayberapahow many, how much
3Malayapawhat; "introduces a question"
4Proto-Malayicapawhat
5Proto-Austronesian*apa—

Words derived from “beberapa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *apa →Every word from Proto-Malayic apa →Every word from Malay apa →