Where does “enda” come from?

enda (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic daʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian diaq — not.

enda (Iban): not negates meaning of verb

Definitions

  1. not negates meaning of verb

Ancestry of “enda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdaʔ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandiaqnot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian diaqEvery word from Proto-Malayic daʔ
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