Where does “kebolehan” come from?

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

kebolehan (Malay): ability a skill or competence in doing

Definitions

  1. ability a skill or competence in doing

Ancestry of “kebolehan”, step by step

kebolehan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Proto-Malayic*kə- -an—
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Malay boleh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybolehcan; may
2MalaybulihObsolete form of boleh

Words derived from “kebolehan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →