Where does “ampun” come from?

ampun (Indonesian) comes from Malay ampun, from Classical Malay امڤون, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun.

ampun (Indonesian): forgiveness, the action of forgiving

Definitions

  1. forgiveness, the action of forgiving

Ancestry of “ampun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayampunfreedom from a punishment that was because of a sin or an illicit act
2Classical Malayامڤون—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ampun—

Words derived from “ampun”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun →Every word from Classical Malay امڤون →Every word from Malay ampun →