Where does “mampos” come from?

mampos (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayic *mampus, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

mampos (North Moluccan Malay): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “mampos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymampusto die, to perish; to die
2Proto-Malayic*mampus—
3Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayic *mampus →Every word from Malay mampus →