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Where does “bangun” come from?

bangun (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic baŋun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian baŋuN — to wake up.

bangun (Malay): to get up; to stand up; to wake up

Definitions

  1. to get up; to stand up; to wake up

Ancestry of “bangun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbaŋun—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaŋunto wake up
3Proto-AustronesianbaŋuNto wake up

Words derived from “bangun”

  • bangunan
  • bangun
  • bangunan
  • bangun
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baŋuN →