Where does “amok” come from?

amok (Swedish) comes from English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk, from Javanese ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦏ꧀, from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]], from Sanskrit ऊह, from Sanskrit अहह.

amok (Swedish): amok (out-of-control, frenzied rage)

Definitions

amok (out-of-control, frenzied rage)

Ancestry of “amok”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	amok	Out of control, especially when armed and...
2	Portuguese	amouco	amok
3	Malay	amuk	to run amok
4	Javanese	ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀	amok
5	Javanese	ꦮꦏ꧀	aunt
6	Old Javanese	[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]	—
7	Sanskrit	ऊह	removing, derangement, transposition, change,...
8	Sanskrit	अहह	—

Words derived from “amok”

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