Where does “membunuh” come from?

membunuh (Indonesian) comes from Malay membunuh, from Malay mem-, from Indonesian meng-, from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

membunuh (Indonesian): To extinguish the life; to make someone die; to...

Definitions

  1. To extinguish the life; to make someone die; to...

Ancestry of “membunuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymembunuhto kill; To extinguish the life; to make someone...
2Malaymem-Alternative form of meng-; Form of prefix "meng-"...
3Indonesianmeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
4Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
5Proto-Malayic*mAN-
6Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-
7Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-Every word from Indonesian meng-Every word from Malay meng-