Where does “kenapa” come from?

kenapa (Malay) comes from Malay kena, from Malay کنا, from Norwegian Bokmål kna, from Swedish knåda, from Old Swedish knodha, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-.

kenapa (Malay): Why; for what reason

Definitions

  1. Why; for what reason

Ancestry of “kenapa”, step by step

kenapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykenato incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched...
2Malayکنا—
3Norwegian Bokmålknato knead
4Swedishknådato knead
5Old Swedishknodha—
6Old Norseknoða—
7Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
8Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

via Malay apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayapawhat; "introduces a question"
2Proto-Malayicapawhat
3Proto-Austronesian*apa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →