Where does “henti napas” come from?

henti napas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian henti, from Malay henti, from Proto-Malayic hənti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.

henti napas (Indonesian): respiratory arrest

Definitions

  1. respiratory arrest

Ancestry of “henti napas”, step by step

henti napas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian henti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhentito stop
2Malayhentito stop
3Proto-Malayichənti—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqətifinished; complete; to stop; to end
5Proto-AustronesianqəCifinished; complete; to stop; to end

via Indonesian napas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannapasbreath; fulvous
2Malaynafasbreath, respiration; Alternative spelling of...
3Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qəCi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti →Every word from Proto-Malayic hənti →
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