Where does “berhenti” come from?

berhenti (Indonesian) comes from Malay berhenti, from Malay henti, from Proto-Malayic hənti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.

berhenti (Indonesian): to stop, to halt

Definitions

  1. to stop, to halt

Ancestry of “berhenti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberhentito stop, to cease, to halt, to desist
2Malayhentito stop
3Proto-Malayichənti—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqətifinished; complete; to stop; to end
5Proto-AustronesianqəCifinished; complete; to stop; to end

Words derived from “berhenti”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qəCi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti →Every word from Proto-Malayic hənti →