Where does “per-” come from?

per- (Indonesian) comes from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

per- (Indonesian): Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with...

Ancestry of “per-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
2Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns

Words derived from “per-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →Every word from Malay per- →