Where does “néké” come from?

néké (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese n-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

néké (Sundanese): to noogie

Definitions

  1. to noogie

Ancestry of “néké”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesen-active verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Sundanese n- →
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