Where does “membantu” come from?
membantu (Classical Malay) comes from Malay membantu, from Malay mem-, from Indonesian meng-, from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
membantu (Classical Malay): to help, to assist, to aid; to oblige
Definitions
- to help, to assist, to aid; to oblige
Ancestry of “membantu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | membantu | to help |
| 2 | Malay | mem- | Alternative form of meng-; Form of prefix "meng-"... |
| 3 | Indonesian | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 4 | Malay | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | *mAN- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *maN- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *maN- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |