Where does “kehormat” come from?

kehormat (Malay) comes from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

kehormat (Malay): honorary

Definitions

  1. honorary

Ancestry of “kehormat”, step by step

kehormat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeor; to
2Old Malayka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Malay hormat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhormatrespectful
2Arabicحُرْمَةhonor, veneration; honor, dignity, good name;...
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