Where does “amok” come from?

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

Ancestry of “amok”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	amuk	to run amok
2	Javanese	ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀	—
3	Javanese	ꦮꦏ꧀	—
4	Old Javanese	[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]	—
5	Sanskrit	ऊह	removing, derangement, transposition, change,...
6	Sanskrit	अहह	—

Words derived from “amok”

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