Where does “pergi mampus” come from?

pergi mampus (Malay) comes from Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayic *mampus, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

pergi mampus (Malay): to get lost; to go to hell

Definitions

  1. to get lost; to go to hell

Ancestry of “pergi mampus”, step by step

pergi mampus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mampus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymampusto die, to perish; to die
2Proto-Malayic*mampus—
3Proto-Austronesianma-—

via Malay pergi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypergiTo go
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayic *mampus →Every word from Malay mampus →