Where does “ampun” come from?

ampun (Malay) comes from Classical Malay امڤون, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun.

ampun (Malay): freedom from a punishment that was because of a sin or an illicit act

Definitions

  1. freedom from a punishment that was because of a sin or an illicit act

Ancestry of “ampun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayامڤون—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ampun—

Words derived from “ampun”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun →Every word from Classical Malay امڤون →