Where does “mati pucuk” come from?

mati pucuk (Malay) comes from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

mati pucuk (Malay): erectile dysfunction

Definitions

  1. erectile dysfunction

Ancestry of “mati pucuk”, step by step

mati pucuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymatidead no longer alive, death, deceased
2Proto-Malayicmatito die
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
4Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Malay pucuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypucukshoot; spear; ratoon
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