Where does “ampek” come from?
ampek (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
ampek (Minangkabau): four
Ancestry of “ampek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | əmpat | four |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |
Words derived from “ampek”