Where does “makan sepuasnya” come from?

makan sepuasnya (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian makan, from Malay makan, from Proto-Malayic makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

makan sepuasnya (Indonesian): all-you-can-eat

Definitions

  1. all-you-can-eat

Ancestry of “makan sepuasnya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmakanto eat
2Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
3Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayic makan →