Where does “antep” come from?

antep (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀, from Old Javanese antĕp, from Old Javanese (m)aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

antep (Indonesian): to be loyal

Definitions

to be loyal

Ancestry of “antep”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Javanese	ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀	loyal
2	Old Javanese	antĕp	hard
3	Old Javanese	(m)aN-	active verb
4	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	*maN-	inflectional prefix marking actor voice

Words derived from “antep”

mengantepi

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Old Javanese (m)aN- →Every word from Old Javanese antĕp →