Where does “lompa” come from?

lompa (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay lompat, from Proto-Austronesian *lumpat.

lompa (North Moluccan Malay): to jump

Definitions

  1. to jump

Ancestry of “lompa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylompatto jump, to leap, to spring
2Proto-Austronesian*lumpat—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *lumpat →Every word from Malay lompat →