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Where does “hapus” come from?
hapus (Indonesian) comes from Malay hapus, from Proto-Austronesian *qa(m)pus.
Ancestry of “hapus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
hapus
to extinguish; to put an end to
2
Proto-Austronesian
*qa(m)pus
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Words derived from “hapus”
menghapus
menghapuskan
ngehapus
penghapus
penghapus kaca
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