Where does “nineung” come from?

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

nineung (Sundanese): to long for; to reminisce something

Definitions

  1. to long for; to reminisce something

Ancestry of “nineung”, 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-