Where does “amok” come from?

amok (Cebuano) comes from English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk, from Javanese ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦏ꧀, from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]], from Sanskrit ऊह, from Sanskrit अहह.

amok (Cebuano): to run amok; one who runs amok; a surf; waves...

Definitions

  1. to run amok; one who runs amok; a surf; waves...

Ancestry of “amok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamokOut of control, especially when armed and...
2Portugueseamoucoamok
3Malayamukto run amok
4Javaneseꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀amok
5Javaneseꦮꦏ꧀aunt
6Old Javanese[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]—
7Sanskritऊहremoving, derangement, transposition, change,...
8Sanskritअहह—
Every word from Sanskrit अहह →Every word from Sanskrit ऊह →Every word from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]] →