Where does “pembunuh” come from?

pembunuh (Indonesian) comes from Malay pembunuh, from Malay peng-, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz — voice (of human or animal); sound.

pembunuh (Indonesian): killer, one who or that which kills

Definitions

  1. killer, one who or that which kills

Ancestry of “pembunuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypembunuhkiller person who kills, murderer person who commits murder
2Malaypeng-actor, instrument, or someone characterized by...
3Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
4English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
5Middle English-ant—
6Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
7Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
8Proto-Germanic-andz—
9Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
10Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
11Hungarianönyou
12Hungarianön-self-
13Turkishönfront
14Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوك →Every word from Malay -an →Every word from Malay peng- →