Where does “mimpi ngeri” come from?

mimpi ngeri (Malay) comes from Malay mimpi, from Proto-Malayic mimpi, from Proto-Malayic impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi, from Proto-Austronesian Sipi — to dream.

mimpi ngeri (Malay): nightmare (dream)

Definitions

  1. nightmare (dream)

Ancestry of “mimpi ngeri”, step by step

mimpi ngeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mimpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymimpidream; to dream
2Proto-Malayicmimpi—
3Proto-Malayicimpito dream
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhipito dream
5Proto-AustronesianSipito dream

via Malay ngeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayngeri—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi →Every word from Proto-Malayic impi →