Where does “memperoleh” come from?

memperoleh (Malay) comes from Malay memper-, 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.

memperoleh (Malay): to obtain, to get

Definitions

  1. to obtain, to get

Ancestry of “memperoleh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymemper-causative, agent and patient focus
2Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Malay meng- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN- →