Where does “dipertuan” come from?

dipertuan (Malay) comes from Malay diper-, from Malay per-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

dipertuan (Malay): to be lorded over; to be considered as a lord

Definitions

  1. to be lorded over; to be considered as a lord

Ancestry of “dipertuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydiper-—
2Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paʀ-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ- →Every word from Malay per- →Every word from Malay diper- →