Where does “pesumo” come from?

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

pesumo (Indonesian): Japanese traditional wrestler (sumo)

Definitions

  1. Japanese traditional wrestler (sumo)

Ancestry of “pesumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianper-Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with...
2Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
3Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →Every word from Indonesian per- →Every word from Malay per- →