Where does “berjenaka” come from?

berjenaka (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ber-, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

berjenaka (Indonesian): to be funny

Definitions

  1. to be funny

Ancestry of “berjenaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Indonesian ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →