Where does “nyahkuman” come from?

nyahkuman (Malay) comes from Malay kuman, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuman.

nyahkuman (Malay): to disinfect

Definitions

  1. to disinfect

Ancestry of “nyahkuman”, step by step

nyahkuman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykumangerm; bacteria
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankuman—

via Malay nyah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynyahto run from
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuman →Every word from Malay kuman →