Where does “benapas” come from?

benapas (Central Malay) comes from Indonesian bernapas, from Malay bernafas, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

benapas (Central Malay): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “benapas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbernapasto breathe
2Malaybernafasto breathe; Nonstandard form of bernapas
3Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
4Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →Every word from Malay bernafas →