Where does “*maN-” come from?
*maN- (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
Ancestry of “*maN-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |