Where does “mereka” come from?
mereka (Malay) comes from Malay me-, from Indonesian meng-, from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-.
mereka (Malay): they; creating; they; them
Definitions
- they; creating; they; them
Ancestry of “mereka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | me- | Alternative form of meng-; Form of prefix meng-... |
| 2 | Indonesian | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 3 | Malay | meng- | agent focus, frequently but erroneously called... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *mAN- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *maN- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *maN- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | — |
Words derived from “mereka”