Where does “keupayaan” come from?

keupayaan (Malay) comes from Malay upaya, from Classical Malay upaya, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

keupayaan (Malay): capability

Definitions

  1. capability

Ancestry of “keupayaan”, step by step

keupayaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay upaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayupaya
2Classical Malayupaya
3Sanskritउपाय.
4Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upoEvery word from Sanskrit उप-Every word from Sanskrit उपाय