Where does “mampus” come from?

mampus (English) comes from Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayic *mampus, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

mampus (English): A large number; a shedload; finished, wiped out,...

Definitions

  1. A large number; a shedload; finished, wiped out,...

Ancestry of “mampus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymampusto die, to perish; to die
2Proto-Malayic*mampus—
3Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayic *mampus →Every word from Malay mampus →