Where does “dengar” come from?
dengar (Indonesian) comes from Malay dengar, from Proto-Malayic dəŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian dəŋəʀ.
dengar (Indonesian): to hear; to listen
Ancestry of “dengar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | dengar | to hear; to listen |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | dəŋər | to hear; to listen |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dəŋəʀ | to hear; perceive |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | dəŋəʀ | — |