Where does “mandul” come from?

mandul (Tetum) comes from Indonesian mandul, from Malay mandul — infertile, unable to give birth.

mandul (Tetum): infertile, sterile

Definitions

  1. infertile, sterile

Ancestry of “mandul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmandulinfertile
2Malaymandulinfertile, unable to give birth
Every word from Malay mandul →Every word from Indonesian mandul →