Where does “siapa-siapa” come from?

siapa-siapa (Malay) comes from Malay siapa, from Proto-Malayic si-apa.

siapa-siapa (Malay): anyone

Definitions

  1. anyone

Ancestry of “siapa-siapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysiapawho, whose
2Proto-Malayicsi-apa—
Every word from Proto-Malayic si-apa →Every word from Malay siapa →
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