Where does “manfaatkan” come from?

manfaatkan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian manfaat, from Arabic مَنْفَعَة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

manfaatkan (Indonesian): to utilize, harness, make use of

Definitions

  1. to utilize, harness, make use of

Ancestry of “manfaatkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmanfaatbenefit, advantage, profit, use
2Arabicمَنْفَعَةbenefit, advantage, profit, gain; usefulness;...
3Arabicنفعto profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
4Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
5Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →