Where does “barenti” come from?

barenti (West Makian) comes from North Moluccan Malay barenti, from Malay berhenti, from Malay henti, from Proto-Malayic hənti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.

barenti (West Makian): to stop

Definitions

  1. to stop

Ancestry of “barenti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaybarentito stop
2Malayberhentito stop, to cease, to halt, to desist
3Malayhentito stop
4Proto-Malayichənti—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqətifinished; complete; to stop; to end
6Proto-AustronesianqəCifinished; complete; to stop; to end
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