Where does “menurut” come from?

menurut (Indonesian) comes from Malay menurut, 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.

menurut (Indonesian): to comply with, to obey

Definitions

  1. to comply with, to obey

Ancestry of “menurut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymenurutto go along
2Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

Words derived from “menurut”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Malay meng- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN- →