Where does “keempat” come from?

keempat (Malay) comes from Classical Malay keempat, from Proto-Malayic kA-əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-əpat.

keempat (Malay): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “keempat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaykeempatfourth; all 4 of totally 4
2Proto-MalayickA-əmpat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-əpat—

Words derived from “keempat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-əpat →Every word from Proto-Malayic kA-əmpat →Every word from Classical Malay keempat →