Where does “amok” come from?

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

amok (Dutch): A murderous frenzy, a killing spree in Malay...

Definitions

  1. A murderous frenzy, a killing spree in Malay...

Ancestry of “amok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayamukto run amok
2Javaneseꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀amok
3Javaneseꦮꦏ꧀aunt
4Old Javanese[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]—
5Sanskritऊहremoving, derangement, transposition, change,...
6Sanskritअहह—
Every word from Sanskrit अहह →Every word from Sanskrit ऊह →Every word from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]] →