Where does “mambuat” come from?

mambuat (Toba Batak) comes from Toba Batak buat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat.

Ancestry of “mambuat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Toba Batakbuatto take
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhat—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhat →Every word from Toba Batak buat →