Where does “nenek moyang” come from?

nenek moyang (Malay) comes from Malay moyang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu.

nenek moyang (Malay): ancestor

Definitions

  1. ancestor

Ancestry of “nenek moyang”, step by step

nenek moyang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay moyang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymoyanggreat-grandparent
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəmpu—

via Malay nenek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynenekgrandmother
2Proto-Malayic*niniʔ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu →Every word from Malay moyang →