Where does “kebetulan” come from?

kebetulan (West Makian) comes from Malay kebetulan, from Malay betul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian * batuql.

kebetulan (West Makian): accidentally

Definitions

  1. accidentally

Ancestry of “kebetulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykebetulancoincidentally
2Malaybetulcorrect; true
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian* batuql—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian * batuql →Every word from Malay betul →Every word from Malay kebetulan →
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