Etymology Explorer › MalayWhere does “kejahatan” come from? kejahatan (Malay) comes from Malay jahat, from Proto-Malayic jahat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.
kejahatan (Malay): evil; crime
Ancestry of “kejahatan”, step by step kejahatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay jahat Step Language Word Meaning 1 Malay jahat bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious 2 Proto-Malayic jahat bad, evil 3 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat bad, evil; ugly
via Malay ke- -an Step Language Word Meaning 1 Malay ke- -an ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" 2 Proto-Malayic *kə- -an — 3 Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an —
Words derived from “kejahatan”