Where does “penuh” come from?
penuh (Indonesian) comes from Malay penuh, from Proto-Malayic pənuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq — full.
penuh (Indonesian): full
Ancestry of “penuh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | penuh | full |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | pənuh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pənuq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pəNuq | full |