Where does “kelihatan” come from?

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

kelihatan (Malay): to look; to appear; to seem to give a certain visual impression

Definitions

  1. to look; to appear; to seem to give a certain visual impression

Ancestry of “kelihatan”, step by step

kelihatan 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 lihat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylihatto look; to see; to watch
2Proto-Malayiclihatto see
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →