Where does “makan angin” come from?

makan angin (Malay) comes from Malay angin, from Proto-Malayic aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

makan angin (Malay): to get some fresh air, to go outside

Definitions

  1. to get some fresh air, to go outside

Ancestry of “makan angin”, step by step

makan angin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay angin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanginwind
2Proto-Malayicaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

via Malay makan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
2Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
4Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “makan angin”

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