Where does “mahupun” come from?

mahupun (Malay) comes from Malay pun, from Austronesian *pa.

mahupun (Malay): or; nor used to connect alternatives, especially in negative contexts or to emphasize indifference

Definitions

  1. or; nor used to connect alternatives, especially in negative contexts or to emphasize indifference

Ancestry of “mahupun”, step by step

mahupun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypunalso; even
2Austronesian*pa—

via Malay mahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahuto want, to desire; will
2Proto-Polynesian*mafustale of food
Every word from Austronesian *pa →