Where does “memper-” come from?

memper- (Malay) comes from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

memper- (Malay): causative, agent and patient focus

Definitions

  1. causative, agent and patient focus

Ancestry of “memper-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
2Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

Words derived from “memper-”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Malay meng- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN- →