Where does “ataupun” come from?

ataupun (Malay) comes from Malay atau, from Sanskrit अथवा — or, rather.

ataupun (Malay): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “ataupun”, step by step

ataupun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay atau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayatauor
2Sanskritअथवाor, rather

via Malay pun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypunalso; even
2Austronesian*pa—
Every word from Sanskrit अथवा →Every word from Malay atau →