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

  1. to invite; dhole; invitation

Ancestry of “ajak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayajakinvitation; the dhole; to invite
2Proto-Malayicajakto invite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianazakto invite

Words derived from “ajak”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian azak →Every word from Proto-Malayic ajak →Every word from Malay ajak →