Where does “teramati” come from?
teramati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian amat, from Malay amat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat.
teramati (Indonesian): to be observed
Definitions
- to be observed
Ancestry of “teramati”, step by step
teramati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian amat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | amat | very |
| 2 | Malay | amat | very |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *amat | — |
via Indonesian ter- -i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ter- -i | used to form a passive adjective, often with the meaning “having been” |