Where does “kelajuan” come from?

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

kelajuan (Malay): speed

Definitions

  1. speed

Ancestry of “kelajuan”, step by step

kelajuan 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 laju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylajufast capable of moving with great speed
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an