Where does “amuk” come from?

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

amuk (Indonesian): to run amok

Definitions

  1. to run amok

Ancestry of “amuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayamukto run amok
2Javaneseꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀amok
3Javaneseꦮꦏ꧀aunt
4Old Javanese[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]
5Sanskritऊहremoving, derangement, transposition, change,...
6Sanskritअहह
Every word from Sanskrit अहहEvery word from Sanskrit ऊहEvery word from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]
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