Where does “kejahilan” come from?

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

kejahilan (Malay): ignorance

Definitions

  1. ignorance

Ancestry of “kejahilan”, step by step

kejahilan 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 jahil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjahilignorant, foolish
2Arabicجَاهِلignorant, fool, uneducated
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →