Where does “kekayaan” come from?
kekayaan (Malay) comes from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
kekayaan (Malay): wealth
Ancestry of “kekayaan”, step by step
kekayaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay ke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | ke | or; to |
| 2 | Old Malay | ka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka | if |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Malay kaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaya | rich, wealthy; a jam made from coconut milk,... |
| 2 | Austronesian | *kaya | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | kaya | able, capable, strong, wealthy |
Words derived from “kekayaan”