Where does “di-” come from?
di- (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian -kan, from Malay -kan, from Proto-Malayic *-kən.
di- (Indonesian): dimakan ― to be eaten
Ancestry of “di-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | -kan | Used to indicate transitive imperative verbs;... |
| 2 | Malay | -kan | Used to indicate transitive imperative verbs;... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *-kən | — |