Where does “amok” come from?

amok (Finnish) 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 (Finnish): amok one who runs amok

Definitions

  1. amok one who runs amok

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—

Words derived from “amok”

Every word from Sanskrit अहह →Every word from Sanskrit ऊह →Every word from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]] →