Where does “meng-” come from?

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

meng- (Malay): agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...

Definitions

  1. agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...

Ancestry of “meng-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*mAN-
2Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice

Words derived from “meng-

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-