Where does “penyewa” come from?

penyewa (Malay) comes from Indonesian pem-, from Proto-Algonquian *pemi-.

penyewa (Malay): tenant, renter

Definitions

  1. tenant, renter

Ancestry of “penyewa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpem-Alternative form of peng-
2Proto-Algonquian*pemi-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pemi- →Every word from Indonesian pem- →
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