Where does “berkebolehan” come from?

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

berkebolehan (Malay): capable; having the ability

Definitions

  1. capable; having the ability

Ancestry of “berkebolehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykebolehanability a skill or competence in doing
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
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an