Where does “perempuan” come from?

perempuan (Malay) comes from Malay empu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu.

perempuan (Malay): female; woman

Definitions

  1. female; woman

Ancestry of “perempuan”, step by step

perempuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay empu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayempuAn honorific title applied to artists and...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəmpu—

via Malay per- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayper- -an—

Words derived from “perempuan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əmpu →Every word from Malay empu →