Where does “mungkin” come from?
mungkin (Indonesian) comes from Malay mungkin, from Arabic مُمْكِن, from Arabic أَمْكَنَ — to be possible.
mungkin (Indonesian): maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably
Definitions
- maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably
Ancestry of “mungkin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | mungkin | maybe, perhaps, possibly; maybe, perhaps,... |
| 2 | Arabic | مُمْكِن | possible |
| 3 | Arabic | أَمْكَنَ | to be possible |