Where does “pembangunan” come from?
pembangunan (Indonesian) comes from Malay pembangunan, from Malay bangun, from Proto-Malayic baŋun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian baŋuN — to wake up.
pembangunan (Indonesian): building, construction
Definitions
- building, construction
Ancestry of “pembangunan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pembangunan | building (act or process of building) |
| 2 | Malay | bangun | to get up; to stand up; to wake up |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | baŋun | to wake up |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baŋun | to wake up |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | baŋuN | to wake up |