Where does “angkat” come from?
angkat (Indonesian) comes from Malay angkat, from Proto-Malayic aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aŋkat — to lift.
Ancestry of “angkat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | angkat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | aŋkat | to lift |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aŋkat | to lift |