Where does “amuk” come from?
amuk (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦏ꧀, from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]], from Sanskrit ऊह, from Sanskrit अहह.
amuk (Malay): to run amok
Definitions
- to run amok
Ancestry of “amuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ | amok |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦮꦏ꧀ | aunt |
| 3 | Old Javanese | [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]] | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ऊह | removing, derangement, transposition, change,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अहह | — |