Where does “keputusan” come from?

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

keputusan (Malay): result; decision

Definitions

  1. result; decision

Ancestry of “keputusan”, step by step

keputusan 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 putus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayputuscut off; shortened; to cut off
2Proto-Malayicputus
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an