Where does “kerusuhan” come from?

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

kerusuhan (Malay): riot, disturbance, unrest

Definitions

  1. riot, disturbance, unrest

Ancestry of “kerusuhan”, step by step

kerusuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Proto-Malayic*kə- -an
4Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an

via Malay rusuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrusuh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an
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