kosong (Indonesian)
Where does "kosong" come from?
The Indonesian adjective 'kosong' is inherited directly from the Malay word of the same form. It retains its core meaning of being empty, vacant, or hollow, whether describing a physical container or a more abstract sense of being unimportant or meaningless.
Full etymology tree
- kosong (Indonesian), 'empty (literally or figuratively)'
- inherited kosong (Malay), 'Not containing anything; empty.'
Ancestors
- kosong (Malay)
Updated July 2026
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