Where does “mimpi buruk” come from?

mimpi buruk (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mimpi, from Malay mimpi, from Proto-Malayic mimpi, from Proto-Malayic impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi, from Proto-Austronesian Sipi — to dream.

mimpi buruk (Indonesian): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “mimpi buruk”, step by step

mimpi buruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian mimpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmimpidream imaginary events seen while sleeping
2Malaymimpidream; to dream
3Proto-Malayicmimpi—
4Proto-Malayicimpito dream
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhipito dream
6Proto-AustronesianSipito dream

via Indonesian buruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianburukugly; bad
2Malayburukold, rotten; decayed; bad
3Proto-Malayicburukrotten; worn out; gone bad
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
5Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi →Every word from Proto-Malayic impi →