Where does “basmengken” come from?
basmengken (North Moluccan Malay) comes from North Moluccan Malay smengken, from Dutch schminken, from German schminken, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
basmengken (North Moluccan Malay): to wear lipstick
Definitions
- to wear lipstick
Ancestry of “basmengken”, step by step
basmengken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via North Moluccan Malay smengken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Moluccan Malay | smengken | lipstick |
| 2 | Dutch | schminken | to facepaint |
| 3 | German | schminken | to put on make-up, to put on lipstick, to make... |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via North Moluccan Malay ba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Moluccan Malay | ba | — |