Where does “mang-” come from?

mang- (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

mang- (Minangkabau): Used to form an active verb

Definitions

  1. Used to form an active verb

Ancestry of “mang-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN- →