Where does “nge-” come from?

nge- (Betawi) comes from Sundanese n-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

nge- (Betawi): used to mark active subject on a verb

Definitions

  1. used to mark active subject on a verb

Ancestry of “nge-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesen-active verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

Words derived from “nge-

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-