Where does “mangkat” come from?

mangkat (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦩꦁꦏꦠ꧀, from Old Javanese maṅkat, from Old Javanese aṅkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aŋkat — to lift.

mangkat (Malay): to pass away; to die

Definitions

  1. to pass away; to die

Ancestry of “mangkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦩꦁꦏꦠ꧀to depart
2Old Javanesemaṅkatto get up
3Old Javaneseaṅkatto lift, to elevate
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaŋkatto lift
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aŋkat →Every word from Old Javanese aṅkat →Every word from Old Javanese maṅkat →