Where does “memundi-mundikan” come from?

memundi-mundikan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian me-, 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.

memundi-mundikan (Indonesian): memundi-mundi

Definitions

  1. memundi-mundi

Ancestry of “memundi-mundikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianme-Form of prefix meng- before initials of /l/, /m/,...
2Indonesianmeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
4Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
5Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
7Proto-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- →