Where does “henti” come from?
henti (Indonesian) comes from Malay henti, from Proto-Malayic hənti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.
henti (Indonesian): to stop
Ancestry of “henti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | henti | to stop |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | hənti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qəti | finished; complete; to stop; to end |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qəCi | finished; complete; to stop; to end |