Where does “genggam” come from?

genggam (Indonesian) comes from Malay genggam, from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm.

genggam (Indonesian): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “genggam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygenggamgrip
2Proto-Austronesian*gəmgəm—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm →Every word from Malay genggam →