Where does “mampu” come from?

mampu (Malay) comes from Malay empu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu.

mampu (Malay): Rich, wealthy

Definitions

  1. Rich, wealthy

Ancestry of “mampu”, step by step

mampu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay empu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayempuAn honorific title applied to artists and...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəmpu—

via Javanese ꦩꦩ꧀ꦥꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦩꦩ꧀ꦥꦸwell off
2Javaneseꦩ-—

Words derived from “mampu”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu →