Where does “ajak” come from?
ajak (Indonesian) comes from Malay ajak, from Proto-Malayic ajak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian azak — to invite.
ajak (Indonesian): to invite; dhole; invitation
Definitions
- to invite; dhole; invitation
Ancestry of “ajak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | ajak | invitation; the dhole; to invite |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ajak | to invite |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | azak | to invite |