Where does “menaiktaraf” come from?

menaiktaraf (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.

menaiktaraf (Malay): upgrade, upgrading (as in improving or renovating a system or a machine)

Definitions

  1. upgrade, upgrading (as in improving or renovating a system or a machine)

Ancestry of “menaiktaraf”, 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
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-