Where does “mainkan” come from?

mainkan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian main, from Malay main, from Proto-Malayic *main, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qayam — domesticated animal; pet; toy; plaything.

mainkan (Indonesian): play the music

Definitions

  1. play the music

Ancestry of “mainkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmainto play
2Malaymainto play
3Proto-Malayic*maintoy, plaything
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqayamdomesticated animal; pet; toy; plaything
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