Where does “berkemungkinan” come from?
berkemungkinan (Malay) comes from Indonesian kemungkinan, from Indonesian mungkin, from Malay mungkin, from Arabic مُمْكِن, from Arabic أَمْكَنَ — to be possible.
berkemungkinan (Malay): to have the possibility of
Definitions
- to have the possibility of
Ancestry of “berkemungkinan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kemungkinan | possibility, likelihood |
| 2 | Indonesian | mungkin | maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably |
| 3 | Malay | mungkin | maybe, perhaps, possibly; maybe, perhaps,... |
| 4 | Arabic | مُمْكِن | possible |
| 5 | Arabic | أَمْكَنَ | to be possible |