Where does “pukul” come from?

pukul (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pukul — to hit with a stick.

pukul (Malay): to hit, to strike, to beat; hour

Definitions

  1. to hit, to strike, to beat; hour

Ancestry of “pukul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpukulto hit with a stick

Words derived from “pukul

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pukul
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