Where does “perempuan” come from?
perempuan (Malay) comes from Malay empu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu.
perempuan (Malay): female; woman
Ancestry of “perempuan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | empu | An honorific title applied to artists and... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əmpu | — |
Words derived from “perempuan”